‘Technically feasible’ and ‘morally right’ – latest from the Robin Hood tax campaign
Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by Oxfam UK Poverty Posted in Attitudes, Cuts, Equality, Fairness, Inequality, Robin Hood Tax, UK poverty, UKPP news, Unemployment, Welfare reform, Wellbeing | No Comments »It’s been a busy, important and successful couple of months for the Robin Hood Tax campaign. Increasingly widely recognised as an idea ‘whose time has come’ (to quote from a recent article by economist Ha-Joon Chang and researcher Duncan Green), ...
What should we wish for in our politicians?
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, Fairness, UK poverty, Wellbeing, Whose Economy | 1 Comment »An incredible eight-year-old girl said something to over 350 people last week that will stay with me for many years. Isha said: ‘I wish poverty was never invented: when I grow up I’m going to be Prime Minister and I’ll ...
‘Why Social Inequality Persists’
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 by Oxfam UK Poverty Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Fairness, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Unemployment, Welfare reform, Wellbeing | No Comments »Speaking at the RSA, leading social commentators Danny Dorling and Kate Pickett discuss the persistence of injustice and the unacknowledged beliefs that propagate it.
Might we gain empathy through truth?
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Fairness, Inequality, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »On Saturday I joined over three hundred people in the ornate Glasgow City Chambers for the Poverty Truth Commission Final Gathering, the culmination of a two year project led by the Church of Scotland based on the principles of the ...
Destitution challenge – the end
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Fairness, Homelessness, Livelihoods, Refugees, UK poverty, Voluntary work, Wellbeing | No Comments »Just a quick update to say we survived our destitution challenge. Mainly because we were the recipients of leftovers on 3 occasions, I really think we would have struggled without. The weekend was fairly low-key, with just a wander to ...
Destitution challenge – day four
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Homelessness, Refugees, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignleft" width="298" caption="Some of the typical contents of a food parcel, as distributed to refused asylum seekers by the Red Cross"][/caption] Friday – day four of our challenge. I’ve just had an update from our friends in Birmingham who ...
