Ignoring Britain’s poor is not only morally bad, it’s economically unsound
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 by Ben Morgan Posted in Citizen's income, Inequality, Labour rights, Livelihoods, Robin Hood Tax, Unemployment, Welfare reform | No Comments »This post first appeared on Open Democracy. Chill winds are sweeping Britain’s economy with a general expectation that poverty will increase in the coming years, and that poverty reduction targets will be missed. Alarm bells rang loudly after hints that the ...
Either we’re at war or all in it together – not both
Monday, January 16th, 2012 by Katherine Trebeck Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Fairness, Labour rights, Unemployment, Wellbeing | 4 Comments »Our Prime Minister has kicked off 2012 by announcing a pledge to half the amount of red-tape and calling health and safety laws a ‘monster’. This is part of a promise he made last year to wage ‘war’ on the ...
New video by the Fair Pay Network – please share!
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 by Joana Martinho Posted in Citizen's income, Fairness, Labour rights, Livelihoods | No Comments »Take a look at the new Fair Pay Network video on in-work poverty, presented by Tony Robinson. Ed Miliband, Caroline Lucas and Polly Toynbee make the case for companies to start paying all employees a living wage. Please share (and @FairPayNetwork if ...
Universal Credit: hopeful signs, reasons to be fearful, and the curious return of Victorian morality
Monday, November 15th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Cuts, Inequality, Labour rights, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Welfare reform | No Comments »Yesterday’s welfare reform announcements were trailed (admittedly by the man behind them) as being the biggest since the 1940s. And the big structural changes – the move to a single working-age benefit, the Universal Credit, and a single system of ...
Why Oxfam joined the Fair Work Coalition
Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Labour rights, Livelihoods, Migrants | 1 Comment »Get a job and you’re on the route out of poverty – that’s what the government will tell you. After all, ‘paid work is the route to independence, health and well-being for most people’. Surely if everyone had a job ...
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 ...
