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Stigma against benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain

Britain is in a poverty crisis. Over 14 million people (one in five) are living in poverty. Of these, 4 million, including 1 million children, are classed as destitute: regularly unable to meet basic needs for shelter, warmth, food and clothing.

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Saulos Chilima: personal tribute to a Malawian leader who stood against hunger and poverty but courted controversy

Saulos Klaus Chilima, the former vice-president of Malawi who died recently in a plane crash, brought to Malawian politics several qualities that made him stand out. But he was also a controversial character.

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UK general election: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency – as it happened

Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’

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Low wages under Tories have pushed 900,000 UK children into poverty, report finds

TUC says party has overseen ‘huge rise’ in poverty, as Resolution Foundation says average wages just £16 a week higher in real terms than in 2010

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Number of children in poverty with working parents increased by 900,000 in past decade, analysis suggests

‘Toxic combination’ of wage stagnation, real benefits cuts, and insecure work fuelling family poverty, union says

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Labour wants to make UK a clean energy superpower. Will this help those stuck in fuel poverty?

Experts say Starmer can honour pledge to move to net zero and cut bills – if plan embraces onshore renewables and focuses on poorest

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"Middle class" is the "minimum standard"

Anne Kim explains the term and wealth gap are "a huge factor feeding the discontent driving our current politics"

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Improving people’s lives should be Labour’s first priority. Not that Ming vase

Britain is angry about poverty and austerity but Keir Starmer seems more worried about Tory criticism

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‘People need a bit of hope’: cost of living crisis challenges unionism as key election issue in Belfast East

In Northern Ireland’s capital, the election is being fought between unionists and ‘neithers’ – with poverty, crumbling public services and crime at the forefront

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How the UK’s social security system stopped tackling poverty

The cost of living is the most important issue for many voters this election. It’s no surprise why. In 2022, nearly 4 million people in the UK experienced destitution, meaning they could not meet their basic physical needs such as having enough to eat and staying warm.

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The SNP’s focus on social energy tariffs is welcome, but it will take more than this to cut bills

The Scottish National Party manifesto includes a promise that their MPs will call for a statutory social tariff for energy (and other utilities). This focus on social tariffs in public debate is welcome, but it needs to form part of a wider package of reforms.

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‘Everyone has internet access now’: five digital poverty myths, busted

At its outset, the internet may have been seen as a ‘nice-to-have’ home luxury, however, in 2024 being digitally connected is an essential – those who aren’t online are being left behind …

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Giorgia Meloni accused of splitting Italy over law to let richer regions keep taxes

Critics say differentiated autonomy bill, which sparked brawl in parliament, will increase poverty in south

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Labour must go 'much further' in tackling child poverty, Liz Kendall admits

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said Labour ‘cannot do everything overnight’ but has a ‘bold and ambitious’ plan to reduce child poverty

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UK children are shorter and fatter due to poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says children face lifetime of ‘diet-related illnesses’ without action

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Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The height of children aged 5 has been declining since 2013 while Jamie Oliver, Gordon Brown and Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby all call for next prime minister to ‘turn the tide on obesity’

The Guardian - UK

UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says height of five-year-olds falling, child obesity up by a third and type 2 diabetes by a fifth

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Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people

Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 28, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world’s pressing problems

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John Swinney calls on Scottish Labour to demand end to two-child benefit cap

JOHN SWINNEY has challenged Scottish Labour to stand up to Keir Starmer in demanding an end to the two-child benefit cap ...

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SNP call for Labour to introduce emergency child poverty measures in special debate

THE SNP have challenged Labour to introduce an emergency child poverty budget immediately after the election, ahead of a special debate on…

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'Disgraceful': Two-child cap will affect 670,000 extra children within five years

The number of children affected by the two-child benefit cap will rise by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has…

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Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain

Schools and health services forced to offer crisis help in the form of food, clothing, money and advice

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Campaigners hope Labour will scrap two-child benefit cap once in No 10

Manifesto has no pledge to reverse rule Angela Rayner has said is ‘inhumane’ but there have been hints at more to come

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Starmer faces further calls for Labour to axe two-child benefit cap

IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place

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Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O: True Story review – emotive South African jazz with a bite

The latest album by Jiyane, of collective Spaza, wades into darker territory to reflect the reality of poverty in the country

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