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Sofa surfer film reveals extent of homelessness
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Community football stars pay tribute to Kurtis Townsend
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
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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
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Income inequality growing faster in UK than any other rich country, says OECD
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsTop 10% have incomes 12 times greater than bottom 10%, up from eight times greater in 1985, thinktank's study reveals -
Homelessness charities welcome cash to restore empty homes
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe government has pledged £50m for councils to take over and refurbish empty properties to help provide more affordable housing -
Rise in ‘paupers’ funerals’ among elderly people
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsMany older people dying alone without family or friends willing or able to pay for burials and cremations, charity claims -
124 Sure Start centres have closed since coalition took power
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsEducation minister reveals figures that undermine prime minister's claim to be committed to reducing child poverty -
Child poverty warning as cuts threaten to close 3,500 Sure Start centres
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsFlagship scheme for children is in danger as budget restrictions bite, warns former government adviser -
Harassing people on benefits degrades us all
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe repugnant moral rhetoric about benefit claimants echoes Victorian prejudices about the 'undeserving poor', writes Peter Beresford -
Why is Haiti so poor?
Posted on July 2, 2011 | 5 CommentsThe notion taught in European institutions is that benevolent white men abolished slavery because it was a scar on their conscience. The facts are that enslaved Africans fought back at every opportunity and the -
100 days of coalition marked by 100 unfair cuts, says union
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsSome of the poorest families in the UK have been hit by more than 100 unfair spending cuts during the first... -
Poor mothers £1200 worse off in slash and bash budget
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsPoor mothers in Britain who are already struggling to make ends meet will be up to £1200 a year worse off...
