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 ...
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 ...
EU Parliament full of merry (wo)men
Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Frida Eklund Posted in Gender, Robin Hood Tax | No Comments »Yesterday I joined Robin Hood and his Merry Band – leaving the forests of Sherwood to descend upon Brussels. We were there to send a message to the leaders of Europe as they gathered to discuss jobs, growth and climate change ...
A ‘Robin Hood’ Budget
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Child poverty, Equality, Fuel poverty, Gender, Inequality, Labour rights, Livelihoods, Welfare reform | 2 Comments »The Chancellor Alistair Darling has said there will be "no giveaways" in tomorrow's budget. He has intimated caution despite the surprise likelihood that tax receipts will be higher than the same month last year, excelling the expectations set out in ...
Why does the UK need Robin?
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Attitudes, Child poverty, Equality, Gender, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Welfare reform | 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 ...
