Why does the UK need Robin?
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Inequality, Welfare reform, attitudes, child poverty, equality, gender, livelihoods, uk poverty | No Comments »Most people don’t know how much poverty there is in Britain. The ugly truth is much worse than most realise, making a Robin Hood Tax even more important. Structural impoverishment in Britain is rife. 13.5 million people live in poverty, that’s ...
New campaign to stop single parent stigma
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 by Kate Bell Posted in attitudes, child poverty, equality, gender, livelihoods | 2 Comments »Kate Bell is Director of Policy, Advice and Communications at the single parent charity Gingerbread. Gingerbread is the national organisation supporting single parents in England and Wales. It is 92 years this month since we were formed as the National ...
The quiet death rattle of social mobility
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in attitudes, equality, livelihoods, uk poverty | No Comments »An interesting article by Will Hutton in Sunday’s Observer adds to the slow trickle of discussion around social mobility, set off by Alan Milburn’s report on ‘access to the professions’. More often than not, it’s a debate that’s being seen ...
Who Cares?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in asylum Seekers, equality, gender, labourrights, migrants, refugees, uk poverty | No Comments »The UK has an ageing population – with the number of people over 80 set to double to eight per cent of the population by 2030. Unable to meet the ever-increasing demand for care workers through the British workforce, the ...
Nurseries on the brink
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 by Ben Morgan Posted in child poverty, equality, gender, uk poverty | No Comments »On Tuesday the Guardian carried an article highlighting the unintended danger posed to state nurseries by the new early years single funding formula that will come into force from September 2010. Parents reading this will be delighted to know ...
The Cuts Agenda – Don’t run with scissors
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Joshua Fenton-Glynn Posted in Uncategorized, child poverty, equality, livelihoods, uk poverty | 5 Comments »Since David Cameron’s speech in Manchester last Thursday, a large part of the political discourse has been about what cuts can, and should, be made in public services. It is important that in a debate about saving money and reducing ...
