Violence against women is still on the rise
Friday, August 6th, 2010 by Elisabeth Fischer Posted in Crime, Violence against Women, equality, gender | 2 Comments »When the Home Office published its latest British Crime Survey in July this year, everyone was dazzled by the surprisingly good-looking figures. Crime went down by 43% since 1997, and fell by 9% last year to its lowest level since ...
Keep remembering that we have a choice in how we get out of this mess
Monday, June 14th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Inequality, Welfare reform, equality, livelihoods | No Comments »Writing in Saturday’s Guardian, Polly Toynbee threw an interesting perspective on what promises to be the biggest debate in politics over the next few years – deficit reduction. So far, the arguments have largely been about the ‘when’ – which ...
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 ...
Our nation in a state?
Friday, June 4th, 2010 by Sue Smith Posted in Inequality, Welfare reform, attitudes, equality, gender | 1 Comment »The ‘State of the nation report’ published last week by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a long overdue attempt by the government itself to layout the full dimensions of poverty in the UK. The department says it ...
Girls on top?
Sunday, May 30th, 2010 by Sue Smith Posted in attitudes, equality, gender, livelihoods | 1 Comment »It is not the case that women’s jobs have not been hit by the recession, as Fraser Nelson of the Spectator’s article of 27 May suggests. Oxfam’s recent report an Invisible Crisis shows that the problem is an underreporting of ...
The invisible crisis: Can’t see or won’t see?
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 by Sue Smith Posted in attitudes, equality, gender, livelihoods, migrants | 2 Comments »The economy continues to dominate voters’ concerns and politicians’ in trays. Recession has further blighted life for millions of people, already on low incomes for many years. Groups that suffered before the recession are now suffering more. This is often ...
