Budget 2009 – A missed opportunity
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Livelihoods | 2 Comments »Well, this wasn't quite Lloyd George in 1909. People's Budgets don't, it seems, come round every hundred years after all. No increase in benefits; no increase in tax thresholds; and the much trumpeted 'targeted help' adds up to 0.5% of ...
Budget 2009 – laying the foundations of a fair tax system?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Livelihoods | No Comments »Is the wheel finally turning? Today's Guardian editorial calls for a Budget - predicated on 'disaster management' - that tries 'to lay the foundations for a fairer, more sustainable settlement after the recession'. (Which sounds reassuringly similar to the wording ...
Should Darling raise Jobseeker’s Allowance?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Livelihoods | 3 Comments »Wednesday is Budget day. Normally a day of great excitement for nerds and political anoraks, the fact that it takes place in the midst of recession means this year's Budget will be watched anxiously up and down the country. For ...
“I lost my job last year…on this money I just can’t cope.”
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 by Will Horwitz Posted in Livelihoods | 3 Comments »Will Horwitz. A few days after we launched our report into UK poverty and the recession last week, I received the following email. I've taken out the name (because it's always hard talking about being poor) and copied most of it ...
Flexibility forgets FRED
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Labour rights | No Comments »In an article littered with quotes from Chief Execs and Chairmen, the Financial Times analysed Britain's flexible market with many expressing fear that the need for tighter regulation in the banking industry might be confused with a need for regulation ...
Why I talk about being poor on national TV
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 by Kathleen Carter Posted in UK poverty | No Comments »You might have seen me yesterday on the BBC, as part of the coverage of Oxfam's new FRED report, talking about how hard it is living on a low income. Well I'm getting used to talking about it now, because ...
