Collective amnesia… Have we swallowed a slanted view of our most recent history?
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Inequality | 1 Comment »While we all seem able to remember the results of dim and distant sporting events, the cake we had at our 10th birthday party and the name of our first car, somehow we are showing signs of collective amnesia for ...
Reasons to be cheerful at the Lib Dem Conference
Monday, September 20th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Attitudes, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Welfare reform | No Comments »I’m currently in Liverpool for the Liberal Democrats’ first conference as part of a Westminster government. While much of the talk is understandably about the experience of being in coalition, and the disturbing background of enormous spending cuts both in-train ...
What it means to be civil
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 by Kate Kewley Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Migrants, Refugees | No Comments »‘More than six out of 10 Britons believe immigration to the UK is spoiling the quality of life’ opens an article in yesterday’s Financial Times, which goes on to discuss the findings of a poll which indicates that the British ...
Relative Poverty in Our Absolutely Unequal World
Monday, September 6th, 2010 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Inequality, UK poverty | 4 Comments »Every now and again I am told that there is no poverty in the UK. I am told, invariably by people who have not met any of the thirteen million individuals who live in poverty in the UK, that because there ...
The government must not miss the boat on opportunities like GalGael
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 by Lisa Glass Posted in UK poverty, Voluntary work | 1 Comment »All of us are feeling the effects of the current cuts, but particularly vulnerable are voluntary sector groups who often rely on grants such as those from local government. These groups are, however, often unsung heroes, providing positive and effective ...
