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6 July 2017 – From poverty to security: developing solutions grounded in the expertise of experience

Posted on 22 Jun 2017

Join the Webb Memorial Trust and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty for a timely discussion on how best to address the problems of poverty and insecurity in ...Read More

20 July 2017 – Taxpayers Against Poverty: Health Equality Seminar

Posted on 17 Mar 2017

Taxpayers Against Poverty: Health Equality Seminar  Following the success of TAP’s affordable housing series in November 2016, this event will explore the alarming depth of health inequality in modern Britain. The speakers ...Read More

New ebook: Housing, poverty and the good society: what can we achieve by 2025?

Posted on 26 Jan 2017

2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the Beveridge Report, which was heavily influenced by Beatrice and Sidney Webb’s research on social reform. The report offered a post-war strategy for ...Read More

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Parliament

Summer Adjournment

Updated on 20 Jul 2017

I echo the comments of the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) about the warm welcome that has been extended to new Members. I pay particular tribute to... Read in full

Jobcentres and the DWP Estate — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair]

Updated on 20 Jul 2017

It is a honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) on securing what is and... Read in full

UK Poverty in the Press

For songwriter Luis Fonsi, 'Despacito' is much more than a summer hit

Updated on 21 Jul 2017

The US territory has been in a recession since 2006 and according to the US census data, poverty rates are almost at 50%, double that of the most ... Read in full

Three Ways Product Design Can Reduce Poverty Overseas

Updated on 21 Jul 2017

One day, your smartphone will probably be recycled by a teenager on a rubbish tip; perhaps in Ghana or Nigeria. Months before that, it will likely have ... Read in full

SNP climbdown on indyref2

Updated on 21 Jul 2017

We must also press for initiatives at Holyrood and beyond to tackle the grotesque poverty, inequalities and social injustices rife in Scotland today. Read in full

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