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Gordon Brown warns of Tories ‘testing the water’ for two-tier healthcare

Sajid Javid idea to charge patients would undermine NHS and fail to tackle entrenched poverty, says former Labour prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Hughes: 'Dickensian' fuel poverty fund roll-out raises questions for Belfast City Council

The controversy raises questions over the best and fairest way to deliver support to ensure it reaches those most in need

Belfast Live

Fight for justice: Peruvian women sterilised simply for being ‘poor’

In Peru, approximately 270,000 women and 22,000 men were sterilised between 1996 and 2000 as the result of a controversial birth control policy. The goal of ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his administration was to reduce poverty. But thousands of indigenous women, who did not always speak Spanish, say they were…

France 24

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Yemenis Mock Houthis over Claims of Fighting Corruption

Yemenis on social media have denounced Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi for purchasing a massive villa in Sanaa for $1.5 million. Video footage posted online showed one of the citizens mocking the state of poverty experienced by Yemenis in Houthi-run areas at a time when the militia leaders are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Anger in 'forgotten town' beset by crime and poverty after Tory 'Levelling Up' snub

Levelling Up plans in South Shields turned to dust and local MP Emma Lewell-Buck was naturally incensed, telling voters: “Freeports bid – rejected; towns fund bid – rejected; two levelling up bids – rejected. Levelling up is just an empty slogan"

Daily Mirror

Poverty is a big killer in the UK. Where is the political will to defeat it?

Letter: The cost of living crisis should put Westminster on war footing and inspire political consensus, says life peer and co-founder of the Big Issue John Bird

The Guardian - UK

Shorter height, lower salary

Though little-discussed, there is a profound wage gap separating the short and the tall

Salon

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Protesters against cold-related deaths carry coffin to Downing Street

‘Nobody should be dying because they haven’t got enough money to keep their heating on,’ campaigner Ruth London said.

The Independent UK

Breaking down Peru's political unrest

Peru has been rocked by violent protests since early December. Back then, Pedro Castillo, the leftist president who had vowed to tackle the country's poverty and inequality, attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. The move was widely condemned as unconstitutional and Castillo was arrested and replaced by his…

France 24

Star stylist Bay Garnett’s thrifting tips

Star stylist Bay Garnett is a huge advocate for buying secondhand and shopping in a sustainable way can also be enjoyable.

Evening Standard

A tough economy has revived the ‘bootstrapping' myth. Here’s why it takes more than just a good idea to get out of poverty

The very qualities we admire in entrepreneurs are ubiquitous among people in poverty: ingenuity, creativity, and hustle.

Fortune

High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty

Jose Maria Casais's 2,700 euros-a-month income from a pension and incapacity benefits ought to leave him better off than most of his fellow Spaniards.

Reuters

Price of porridge almost trebles in a year as soaring food costs revealed

Supermarkets have been urged to make breakfast staples more affordable as poverty campaigners warn many families are struggling to afford healthy options.

Daily Record

Health visitors seeing ‘epidemic’ of families living in poverty, report warns

Nine in ten health visitors report increase in families using foodbanks in a year

Evening Standard

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland mum on struggling to make ends meet as unpaid carer

“Parent carers like me have been living in poverty with our children for decades in Northern Ireland”

The Independent UK

Rising tide of poverty ‘undermining children’s life chances’ – health visitors

Only 7% of health visitors in the UK felt confident that all families would be able to access the support they need if an issue was raised.

Belfast Live

Audit Office probing Belfast City Council processes after concerns over £100 fuel poverty vouchers

An academic labelled the scheme "Dickensian" after reports of people having to queue for hours in a bid to receive a voucher

The Conversation

How large corporations make huge profits from hidden markups at the expense of consumers

Inflation, followed by poverty and social inequality are the most pressing issues worrying people around the world right now. Canada has not been immune from the rising cost of living and is still fighting an inflation rate above the two per cent target preferred by the Bank of Canada.

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Nigeria elections: Edited video of presidential hopeful Peter Obi goes viral

Less than a month ahead of presidential elections in Nigeria, some social media users are sharing a doctored video of candidate Peter Obi, in which he allegedly exaggerates poverty statistics in his favour during his time as governor of Anambra State. We tell you more in this edition of Truth…

The Guardian - UK

Child mortality from trauma and sudden death rising in England, study shows

Exclusive: Bristol University study finds ‘strong social gradient’ linking poverty with increased mortality

The Guardian - UK

Poverty in UK could increase death rates during or after pregnancy, warns WHO

Britain is falling behind European countries for mortality among mothers, and suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death

The Conversation

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

South Africa’s agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It’s also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) recent policy documents.

Belfast Live

Fuel hardship fund labelled "a shambles" after some people miss out

The Fuel Poverty Hardship Fund was designed to give eligible households receive £100.

Wales Online

Why 'poverty truth commissions' should be used widely in Wales

They give people who are struggling a voice and can help decision-makers, says Audit Wales

Reason

Freedom Denied Part 5: Judges Must Stop Unlawfully Jailing People for Poverty Through Excessive Financial Conditions

In our last four posts, we have described how our Federal Criminal Justice Clinic's Freedom Denied report reveals a culture of detention, with federal judges routinely violating the Bail Reform Act that they are tasked with upholding. This post addresses the last of our four findings and recommendations: "Judges must…

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