We’re all in this together; but some of us are more in it together than others
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Citizen's income, Cuts, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »Yesterday’s IFS report on what they call the Great Recession makes for depressing reading. In the years of recession itself, real (inflation-adjusted) incomes were somewhat protected by the previous government’s actions (as well as some curiosities around the interaction of ...
Nightmare on Inflation Street: the sequel
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 by DonaldHirsch Posted in Cuts, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Wellbeing | 2 Comments »This post first appeared on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation blog. In the 1990s, we thought we had slain the big economic dragon of inflation. Now it is back – at nothing like the double-digit rates of the 1970s, but ...
JRF research shows that the poorest are being left behind
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Attitudes, Child poverty, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Wellbeing | 2 Comments »Today sees the publication of the fourth annual edition of the JRF’s Minimum Income Standard for the UK, based upon what ordinary members of the public believe to be necessary for an acceptable standard of living. This week, we’ll be ...
The wage needed to make ends meet – rising fast
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by Chris Goulden Posted in Attitudes, Child poverty, Inequality, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »Since 2008, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been publishing its annual Minimum Income Standard for the UK, which shows how much money you need for an acceptable standard of living. This standard is based on the items and activities that ...
Exploring the links between poverty and ethnicity
Monday, June 6th, 2011 by Helen Barnard Posted in Equality, UK poverty | 2 Comments »I have spent a good part of the last couple of years developing a new programme for JRF, focusing on the relationship between poverty and ethnicity. It's been fascinating and lots of people have been incredibly generous with their time ...
A message from Robin
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 by Robin Hood Posted in Cuts, Fairness, Robin Hood Tax, UK poverty | No Comments »The time for a Robin Hood Tax is now. With cuts hitting hard at home and abroad we must ask the government to start talking alternatives. A Robin Hood tax in the UK could raise £20 billion a year, money ...
