Destitution challenge – two days in
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Cuts, Equality, Fairness, Livelihoods, Migrants, Refugees, UK poverty, Voluntary work | 1 Comment »So Marianne and I are 2 days in to the destitution challenge and so far surviving. Marianne turned her nose up at the rice and sweetcorn we ate for lunch yesterday and I was jealous of our housemates eating curry ...
What it means to be civil
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 by Kate Kewley Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Migrants, Refugees | No Comments »‘More than six out of 10 Britons believe immigration to the UK is spoiling the quality of life’ opens an article in yesterday’s Financial Times, which goes on to discuss the findings of a poll which indicates that the British ...
International Roma Day 2010
Friday, April 9th, 2010 by Jason Bergen Posted in Attitudes, Migrants | No Comments »Yesterday was International Roma Day and the Second European Roma Summit went ahead in Spain. What has changed since I covered Roma Day one year ago? Unfortunately, for Europe’s most deprived and vulnerable group: not a lot. More needs to be ...
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 ...
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 ...
How should the media portray poverty?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 by Will Horwitz Posted in Attitudes, Inequality, Livelihoods, Migrants, UK poverty, Welfare reform | No Comments »Will Horwitz works on communications for East London Charity Community Links. He is also an alumnus of Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme. (Community Links are spending this week debating how the media portrays poverty). A couple of years ago a headline ...
