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Vacancies: JUST FAIR CONSORTIUM DIRECTOR
30th April 2013Just Fair is recruiting a Consortium Director to lead the Just Fair Consortium, which will be launched on June 3rd 2013. The closing date for applications is Friday 24th May 2013.
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UK food banks offer lifeline to thousands
17th March 2013Interest rises in food bank schemes in the United Kingdom as struggling Britons hunger for new economic solutions.
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Austerity on Trial Podcast. “The People v Austerity”
Austerity on Trial Event Podcast.
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Magdalena Sepúlveda: ‘Austerity is devastating for the world’s poorest’
1st March 2013The international human rights lawyer challenges government policies on their excessive impact on the poorest
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The Guardian: “Food banks surge leads to Defra inquiry”
28th February 2013The Guardian: “Food banks surge leads to Defra inquiry” (Research will study the effectiveness of emergency provision as fears increase over the impact of austerity measures)
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The Huffington Post: “Food Poverty: UN Special Rapporteur Finds Austerity…
28th February 2013The Huffington Post: “Food Poverty: UN Special Rapporteur Finds Austerity, Food Banks And Working Poor In UK ‘Extremely Worrying.’”
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The Guardian: “Food poverty ‘puts UK’s international human rights obligations in danger”
28th February 2013An explosion in poverty-related hunger in Britain is putting the government in danger of failing to meet its international human rights obligations to its most vulnerable citizens, charities have...
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Austerity on Trial Briefing for Children and Young People
Information briefing for the panel of children and young people.
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Austerity on Trial Defence. “The People v Austerity”
In the run up to “Austerity on Trial” the Defence have issued their statement of defence denying the allegations in the indictment.
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The Independent: “UN official alarmed by rise of food banks in UK”
27th February 2013The Independent: “UN official alarmed by rise of food banks in UK”
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Economic Policy: The UK is showing us why austerity is dangerous, but are we paying attention?
26th February 2013With the recent news that both the United Kingdom’s and United States’ economies contracted last quarter—the U.K. by a large 1.2 percent annualized rate and the U.S. by a much smaller 0.1...
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Austerity on Trial Indictment. “The People v Austerity”
In the run up to "Austerity on Trial" the Prosecution have issued their indictment of Austerity alleging numerous violations of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Councils ‘dodging democracy’ over tax rises, says Pickles
28th January 2013Some English councils are "dodging democracy" by not holding referendums on council tax rises, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said.
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Relate survey: Money problems ‘causing family strain’
28th December 2012The UK's ongoing financial problems are putting an increasing strain on family relationships, a survey has suggested.
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UK bill of rights: Grayling wrote off the report long ago
18th December 2012Commissioners Lady Kennedy and Philippe Sands' concerns are important, but are unlikely to impact the justice minister's desire to withdraw from the European convention
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