Misrepresenting the lives of those in poverty: how the media portrays the poor and what can be done to change it
Monday, July 13th, 2009 by Maeve Sherlock Posted in Attitudes | 2 Comments »What do you mean there are no poor people on the telly? Didn't you watch Shameless? And what about News at 10 - there's always the crime reports? I've had both of these offered up to me as examples ...
Don’t cut our benefits – it’s unfair and ineffective – say single parents
Friday, July 10th, 2009 by Kate Bell Posted in Livelihoods | 9 Comments »'These reforms will be based on giving people more power over their lives' wrote James Purnell in the forward to the Government White Paper that preceded the Welfare Reform Bill currently in Parliament. Welfare reforms are always presented by ...
Only economic democracy can end this sterile tax and spend debate and truly address inequality and poverty
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 by Bill Kerry Posted in UK poverty | 2 Comments »At the next general election it seems we will have a choice between deep public spending cuts and tax rises on the one hand or savage public spending cuts and tax rises on the other. This is obviously bad news ...
Thousands of homeless people have mental health problems – it’s time something was done to help them
Monday, July 6th, 2009 by Michelle Southby Posted in Homelessness | 9 Comments »Around a third of rough sleepers on London's streets have a diagnosed mental health problem. While that's sobering enough, the really shocking fact is that this figure has remained static for more than a decade. Without more targeted action, not ...
It’s not fair
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 by Julian Dobson Posted in Equality | 3 Comments »It really isn't. Just when you expected a minister to say something reassuring and profound about the government's commitment to equality, he goes and lets you down. John Denham, the communities secretary, has been putting the cat among the pigeons, or ...
What is the minimum income you need to live in Britain today?
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 by Charlotte Morris Posted in Livelihoods | 2 Comments »The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, a minimum income standard for Britain, has found that the minimum cost of living (set by members of the public) is rising at twice the rate of inflation, making it harder to live on a ...
