Short selling on the optimism of our young people
Friday, August 13th, 2010 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Welfare reform, attitudes, livelihoods, uk poverty | No Comments »David Cameron has said that in its spending cuts the ‘first thing’ the government should do is cut fraud and waste in the benefit system. The first thing? Really? Of course fraud anywhere should be stamped out – there is no ...
Let’s crack down on the real welfare cheats: wealthy tax evaders
Monday, August 9th, 2010 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Welfare reform, attitudes | 6 Comments »Let’s crack down on the real welfare cheats: wealthy tax evaders Benefit cheats are held up as scroungers – with BBC even running a story about a man in a jive-dancing competition who was claiming disability benefits for an arthritic hip. But ...
Let’s watch our language when it comes to welfare
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Welfare reform, attitudes | 3 Comments »Iain Duncan Smith has claimed there is a ‘culture of worklessness’ that prevents people getting jobs. But what he describes is not a “culture”- it’s a set of facts that mean that, even where people desperately want to work, doing ...
Welfare in the UK (Oxfam on Newsnight)
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Welfare reform, attitudes, livelihoods | 1 Comment »Do watch this video of Oxfam's Kate Wareing facing BBC Newsnight's first incarnation of their rather imposing 'Star Chamber', to defend current benefit levels in UK and argue for meaningful and positive reform of the UK's welfare system. I thought it ...
Join Oxfam at Refugee Week!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in asylum Seekers, attitudes, equality, livelihoods, refugees | 9 Comments »Oxfam was founded to provide relief to refugees in Europe. Today we believe it’s vital to provide sanctuary to those in need, and we’re keen to highlight the positive impacts refugees make right here in Britain. Next week is Refugee ...
Does having less money mean you participate less in society?
Friday, June 4th, 2010 by Will Horwitz Posted in Welfare reform, attitudes, livelihoods | 3 Comments »As a local charity working directly with 30,000 east London residents every year, Community Links often get approached by the media with requests for ‘case studies’ – people on benefits looking for work, or struggling on low incomes, who are ...
