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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.
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
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)
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.’”
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...
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”
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...
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.
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.
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
Age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children’s rights
5th December 2012Age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children's rights
Beveridge report: From ‘deserving poor’ to ‘scroungers’?
26th November 2012William Beveridge paved the way for the welfare state 70 years ago. But do people now think more in terms of "scroungers" than the "deserving"?
Judge orders urgent hearing of GCSE English challenge
12th November 2012An urgent hearing of a legal challenge over this summer's controversial GCSE English results has been ordered by a judge.
Living wage: Is there such a thing as a free pay rise?
30th October 2012An increase in the living wage could save the government a lot of money as the better-paid workers will pay more in tax
Winterbourne View: Care workers jailed for abuse
26th October 2012Six out of 11 care workers who admitted a total of 38 charges of neglect or abuse of patients at a private hospital have been jailed.
Number of children in care in England rise
24th September 2012The number of children in the care system in England is rising, official figures show.
Bradford free school One In A Million has funding cut
29th August 2012A free school in Bradford has had its government funding withdrawn a week before it was due to open after it failed to attract enough pupils.
Guardian Letters: Food banks are a symptom of failure (Kate Green MP)
24th August 2012News that councils are to fund food banks is an indictment of government policy and surely shames us all.
Legislating for living standards (Kate Green MP)
20th August 2012Food banks shame us all – it’s time to hold the government to account.