The Humankind Index – public consultation now live
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, UKPP news, Wellbeing | 1 Comment »Everyone needs enough money to buy life’s basics, but few really believe that, on its own, cash is enough. That’s why Oxfam Scotland wants to create a new way of measuring what makes a good life: one that takes money into ...
Destitution challenge – two days in
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Cuts, Equality, Fairness, Livelihoods, Migrants, Refugees, UK poverty, Voluntary work | 1 Comment »So Marianne and I are 2 days in to the destitution challenge and so far surviving. Marianne turned her nose up at the rice and sweetcorn we ate for lunch yesterday and I was jealous of our housemates eating curry ...
The Destitution Challenge
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Refugees, Wellbeing | No Comments »Marianne Alton and Hannah Lucas are full time volunteers in Manchester working with Refugees and Asylum seekers. This week, in a bid to raise awareness of how refused asylum seekers are treated in the UK, they will be eating only ...
At what price wealth?
Monday, April 11th, 2011 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Attitudes, Cuts, Equality, Fairness, UK poverty, Wellbeing, Whose Economy | No Comments »Reviewing the recently concluded Whose Economy? seminar series, a few major themes stand out. One of these was the issue of wealth: what is the price that our society, our economy and our environment pays for great extremes of wealth? As ...
New video from Bill Nighy: It cuts both ways… the Alternatives
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 by Oxfam UK Poverty Posted in Attitudes, Cuts, Fairness, Robin Hood Tax, UK poverty | No Comments »Bill Nighy, Zac Goldsmith and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien describe how a range of organisations propose alternatives to the government's austerity measures
Whose Economy? Tackling poverty in modern Scotland
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 by Craig Cook Posted in Attitudes, Fairness, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Whose Economy | No Comments »For many Scotland is a tartan clad, mountainous land occupied by kilted highlanders and mysterious monsters that roam our lochs. This of course is a fantastic piece of PR by Scotland PLC - one which our tourist industry has benefited from ...
