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Lee Anderson and the Tories’ thorny relationship with the poor

Lee Anderson and the Tories’ thorny relationship with the poor
Ministers accused of ‘tone-deaf media interviews’ amid cost-of-living crisis
12 May 2022
When will the cost-of-living crisis end?

When will the cost-of-living crisis end?
Outlook ‘makes for grim reading’ following historic rise in inflation
13 Apr 2022
‘We are in danger of inflicting a humanitarian calamity’

‘We are in danger of inflicting a humanitarian calamity’
Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
8 Apr 2022
Afghanistan aid efforts ‘falling short’ as winter crisis escalates

Afghanistan aid efforts ‘falling short’ as winter crisis escalates
Extreme poverty is forcing parents to sell children and organs to survive
25 Jan 2022
‘Britain is suffering from an ever-dwindling supply of compassion’

‘Britain is suffering from an ever-dwindling supply of compassion’
Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
24 Nov 2021
Comic Relief to end ‘white saviour’ trips to Africa

Comic Relief to end ‘white saviour’ trips to Africa
Charity’s appeal videos described by critics as ‘poverty porn’ and ‘devoid of dignity’
28 Oct 2020
How Covid set back the global fight against extreme poverty

How Covid set back the global fight against extreme poverty
Pandemic is reversing two decades of progress in raising living standards
8 Oct 2020

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Covid: five ways the pandemic increased global inequality

Covid: five ways the pandemic increased global inequality
A development expert explains how the Covid outbreak entrenched preexisting social ills
20 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: why was Britain last on face masks?

Instant Opinion: why was Britain last on face masks?
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 14 July
14 Jul 2020
Tories spend more on London than the rest of England

Tories spend more on London than the rest of England
New findings will likely be a blow to Boris Johnson’s plans to ‘level up’ the UK economy
6 Mar 2020
The state of British children’s health in five statistics

The state of British children’s health in five statistics
New study shows UK falling behind on key indicators including infant mortality and vaccinations
4 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: English football ‘needs to lead’ on racism

Instant Opinion: English football ‘needs to lead’ on racism
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 23 December
23 Dec 2019
World to miss UN sustainable development goals ‘by decades’

World to miss UN sustainable development goals ‘by decades’
‘Towering achievement’ risks being undermined by growing inequality and climate change
20 Sep 2019
Study finds more than 4m in UK are trapped in deep poverty

Study finds more than 4m in UK are trapped in deep poverty
Anti-poverty campaigners say austerity has reversed progress
29 Jul 2019
Why is in-work poverty on the rise?

Why is in-work poverty on the rise?
New research suggests higher rents and slower wage growth is pushing more working families into relative poverty
20 Jun 2019
Child hunger in Africa ‘due to lack of political will’

Child hunger in Africa ‘due to lack of political will’
Nearly half of all child deaths on the continent due to malnourishment as economic growth fails to halt crisis
6 Jun 2019
Child hunger: is the Government breaking human rights laws?

Child hunger: is the Government breaking human rights laws?
Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’
20 May 2019
UK risks reaching US levels of inequality, warns economist 

UK risks reaching US levels of inequality, warns economist
IFS report found that ‘deaths of despair’ are rising amid financial stress
14 May 2019
Food bank use hits record high in Britain

Food bank use hits record high in Britain
Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months
25 Apr 2019
Are lotteries a tax on the poor?

Are lotteries a tax on the poor?
As one lucky US lottery winner pockets nearly a billion dollars, old accusations are refuelled
25 Oct 2018
Closing GCSE poverty gap will take ‘over a century’

Closing GCSE poverty gap will take ‘over a century’
In parts of the country, poor students are about two years behind the average
25 Jul 2018
Why are funeral costs so high?

Why are funeral costs so high?
Two reviews into industry practices launched after average price doubles in just over a decade
1 Jun 2018
Britain’s coast worst-hit by heroin deaths

Britain’s coast worst-hit by heroin deaths
New figures show Blackpool has the highest heroin death rate
5 Apr 2018
UK’s richest boys to outlive poorest by a decade

UK’s richest boys to outlive poorest by a decade
Life expectancy gap widening as inequality worsens
2 Mar 2018
Tributes to homeless man who died metres from Parliament

Tributes to homeless man who died metres from Parliament
Jeremy Corbyn says ‘the powerful cannot keep walking by’ in message of condolence
15 Feb 2018
One in five now live in poverty in the UK, report finds

One in five now live in poverty in the UK, report finds
400,000 extra children and 300,000 extra pensioners among the poorest compared to 2013
4 Dec 2017
Britain is a ‘social mobility postcode lottery’, report says

Britain is a ‘social mobility postcode lottery’, report says
Social Mobility Commission’s annual report reveals widening divide in life prospects
29 Nov 2017
Britain facing winter homelessness crisis

Britain facing winter homelessness crisis
Big Issue founder says radical action is needed to prevent situation from deteriorating
4 Oct 2017
Government criticised over rise in homelessness

Government criticised over rise in homelessness
National Audit Office report says welfare reform is likely driver behind issue
13 Sep 2017
UK inequality 'fallen since credit crunch'

UK inequality 'fallen since credit crunch'
Salary differences smaller than decade ago, but regional gaps growing, says Institute for Fiscal Studies
19 Jul 2017
World's eight richest men own as much as 50% of poor

World's eight richest men own as much as 50% of poor
Oxfam report says inequality gap is 'greater than had been feared'
16 Jan 2017
Nearly a quarter of Wales 'living in poverty'

Nearly a quarter of Wales 'living in poverty'
Around 700,000 people live in households where income is less than 60 per cent of average, says report
9 Nov 2016
10 healthiest places in England – and the 10 unhealthiest

10 healthiest places in England – and the 10 unhealthiest
Figures show a massive life expectancy difference between the north and south of England
18 Nov 2015
Poverty blamed for return of Victorian-era diseases

Poverty blamed for return of Victorian-era diseases
NHS numbers show that Britons are increasingly affected by malnutrition and gout
28 Oct 2015