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The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

A chance to cut through the fear and find the best of us

The parties on the right have aimed to exploit fear when what we need to be is ‘tough on poverty’ not crime, and to care for people who commit crimes, not cage them, argues Dylan Asafo

Newsroom.co.nz

'Passionate' anti-poverty campaigner seeks to replace Mhairi Black

A COUNCILLOR seeking to succeed Mhairi Black as an MP has said she wants to address poverty and disadvantage "wherever I find it".

The National (Scotland)

Danny Dorling on hunger, heating and hope: ‘Britain has the worst stunted health in all of Europe’

Once, Dorling was viewed as a radical. Now his writing on inequality simply seems prescient. He discusses poverty, politics, and how we reached such a parlous state

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Amazon staff in Coventry to strike for four days including Black Friday

GMB union says online retailer’s planned wage rise is little comfort to staff facing ‘poverty pay’

The Guardian - UK

Former Prakasam collector formulates an ‘Ongole Declaration’

Retired IAS officer G. Vijaya Kumar on 'Aikyatha Vijayapadam' padayatra proposed 'Ongole Declaration' to emancipate downtrodden from poverty. He proposed ₹5,000 cr/yr for self-employment, ₹5,000/month pension, 3 acres of land to each farm worker, reservation in private sector, traditional fishing rights & ₹30 lakh fund for SHGs. Integrated action plan…

The Hindu

Special focus on poverty reduction in rural areas, says Srikakulam Collector

Srikakulam Collector Shrikesh B. Lathkar said the district admin. is focusing on reducing poverty in rural areas through welfare schemes & creating livelihoods. A survey is being taken up to assess reasons for low income & self-help groups are involved. Govt. hopes people will return to Srikakulam if income sources…

The Hindu

Getting rich in order to give to the poor? The jury’s out, but it seems morally shaky

Trial of philanthropic crypto poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried exposes the flaws in a philosophy that negates the need for social change

The Guardian - UK

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Addiction and alienation

: Addiction is a multi-dimensional issue requiring collective efforts to tackle it. Society often ostracises and stigmatises addicts, leading to further exclusion. Harsh methods, driven by political ambitions, do not work in the long run. Causes of addiction are often beyond one's control, such as poverty, exclusion, and trauma. Alternative…

The Hindu

Angus Deaton on inequality: ‘The war on poverty has become a war on the poor’

The Nobel prize winner and author of new book Economics in America argues economists must get back to serving society

The Guardian - US

Many charities full and having to turn people in need away, survey suggests

Charities addressing prevention or relief of poverty are the ones struggling most with increased demand, the Charities Aid Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Boost the economy by ending child poverty

Letters: Armando Iannucci of the Child Poverty Action Group would like to see the two-child benefit cap lifted other means of support being strengthened

The Guardian - UK

Lack of safety nets hurt Ghana’s most vulnerable as economic woes deepen

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

England worst place in developed world to find housing, says report

Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are ‘trapped in poverty’

The Guardian - UK

MSPs call on UK Government to scrap 'abhorrent' two-child benefit cap

MSPs have called on the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap following a heated debate in the Scottish Parliament ...

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Hundreds Of Woolworths And Coles Employees Are Set To Strike Over The Weekend

"The dirty little Coles and Woolies secret is that those workers are paid poverty wages.”

The Hindu

BRS, Congress have secret understanding for polls: PM

The PM claimed that his government has been striving to help the poor and the downtrodden ever since it came to power and this was reflected in Niti Aayog statistics which showed significant reduction in poverty in the country.

The Conversation

Ed Balls and George Osborne's new podcast is essential listening – but not for the reasons they think

In an apparent attempt to “talk across the political divide”, former chancellor George Osborne and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls have launched a podcast.

Evening Standard

Lee Anderson plays down ‘poverty nonsense’, saying 1970s was ‘real poverty’

The Tory deputy chairman also depended previous comments on food poverty

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urges authorities to act tough against those involved in illegal dumping of untreated sewage

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recommends stringent measures to check illegal dumping of sewage in Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha. District Collectors asked to step up action against violators. Door-step collection of non-biodegradable waste improved. Faecal sludge treatment plants being set up. Poverty eradication, welfare programmes and new projects for each…

The Guardian - UK

Zinder review – a startling look at swastika-waving gang life in Niger

Aicha Macky’s documentary spends time with the damaged and dangerous men who call themselves after Hitler, and investigates the vicious cycle caused by poverty and lack of education

France 24

Why hard-right libertarian Javier Milei wants to dollarise Argentina’s economy

Javier Milei, the "anarcho-capitalist" presidential candidate who took the lead in the August primaries with his "Liberty Advances" political coalition, owes much of his electoral success to his promise to dollarise the Argentine economy. Disoriented by hyperinflation and rising poverty, many Argentinians see the adoption of the US dollar as…

The National (Scotland)

One in 10 people in Scotland living in ‘very deep poverty’, report finds

HALF-A-MILLION people are in “very deep poverty” in Scotland with statistics showing women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk,…

The Guardian - UK

Teenage fix: the London council spending big on youth services

With its surging population and rife child poverty, Tower Hamlets says its £13.7m funding package will pay off

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government announces funding to tackle fuel poverty

THE Scottish Government has relaunched a programme which aims to improve the homes of people living in fuel poverty.

Capital & Main

Some States Are Fighting Rising Child Poverty With Tax Credits

New Mexico is one of 10 states that have created or expanded child tax credits after Congress let a federal program expire.

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