Oxfam’s response to welfare reform proposals now online
Friday, October 22nd, 2010 by Kate Kewley Posted in Equality, Gender, Inequality, UK poverty, Welfare reform | No Comments »Two important publications, online this morning from the UK Poverty Programme at Oxfam. In the first, Oxfam GB addresses the major issues raised by the coalition government’s consultation paper: 21st Century Welfare. This consists of three main aspects: an assessment ...
Government spending cuts and BME women’s groups
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 by Tekla Szerszynska Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Gender, Inequality, Refugees, UK poverty, Violence against Women | 1 Comment »The government would like to see capable community groups and volunteers taking responsibility for the issues that affect them, receiving the powers and rights they need from a trusting and supportive government. The government also believes that we have lost ...
Universal credit, the Equality Act and increased minimum wage
Friday, October 1st, 2010 by Ruth Barnes Posted in Equality, Gender, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Welfare reform | 3 Comments »Today saw the breaking of three potentially big news stories for people living in poverty. Each, in its own way, has the potential to have a positive impact on their lives. In today’s Times, it’s been announced that Iain Duncan Smith ...
A big Swahili welcome for the Big Society
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 by Lisa Glass Posted in Asylum-seekers, Gender, Refugees, Voluntary work | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_1061" align="alignright" width="184" caption="Therese at an international GenderWorks conference with Oxfam in Brussels earlier this year"][/caption] As David Cameron’s idea for the Big Society meets more discussion we look to see the public sector gaps already filled by community groups. ...
Violence against women is still on the rise
Friday, August 6th, 2010 by Elisabeth Fischer Posted in Crime, Equality, Gender, Violence against Women | 5 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 ...
Our nation in a state?
Friday, June 4th, 2010 by Sue Smith Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Gender, Inequality, Welfare reform | 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 ...
