-
-
This site is now a permanent archive
09 January 2012 2:46 PM | No Comments -
Sofa surfer film reveals extent of homelessness
21 December 2011 1:29 PM | No Comments -
Community football stars pay tribute to Kurtis Townsend
15 December 2011 12:01 AM | No Comments -
Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
13 December 2011 10:44 AM | No Comments
- This site is now a permanent archive
09 January 2012 2:46 PM | No Comments
-
-
Guardian Archive
-
Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsThere's nothing consumerist about revelling in the giving of gifts – in fact, it's the very essence of human civilisation -
Thousands of households ‘in danger of eviction’
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsHousing charity Shelter has analysed rates of possession claims in England for snapshot of struggling households -
Charities for Christmas: CCHF All About Kids
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsWe are profiling charities for readers who have time or money they would like to donate, or are seeking help in those areas. Today we look at CCHF All About Kids, which offers disadvantaged children respite breaks -
Westminster council to draft ‘civic contracts’ for benefit recipients
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsVolunteer in the community or lose benefits, Conservative council warns -
Homeless households increase by 13%
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No CommentsRecession, cuts, and high rents have contributed to an 'alarming' leap in the number of homeless people in England -
Editor’s blog: exactly how many empty homes are there in England?
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No CommentsThree figures have been cited this week: from 737,500 up to 1m. We can't tackle the problem until we can properly quantify it, writes Hannah Fearn -
Over-55s struggle as savings and income levels plunge
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsSavings for older people have fallen by more than 25% over the past year, while incomes have dropped by 4%, says Aviva -
Britain’s Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt by Richard Gott – review
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe violence at the heart of colonialism is exposed in Richard Gott's history -
Reading the Riots: ‘Humiliating’ stop and search a key factor in anger towards police
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsInterviewees said police treated them in a degrading way when they were stopped – particularly in strip-searching and handcuffing them -
Women main drivers of rising living standards
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsSurvey finds that a quarter of growth in household income between 1968 and 2008-09 came from women working -
NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsCivil rights group petitions UN over 'massive voter suppression' after apparent effort to disenfranchise black and Hispanic people -
OECD inequality report: how do different countries compare? And where is the UK?
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe OECD inequality report shows how countries across the developed world are getting less equal. And none faster than the UK. See what the data says
• Get the data
