The government’s consultation paper on Measuring Child Poverty is ‘conceptually completely inept and confused’, argues Professor Jonathan Bradshaw in the Poverty and Social Exclusion research team’s response to the consultation. In particular, ‘it fails to recognise the fundamental distinction between measures of poverty and
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As the gap between rich and poor widens, we look at the corrosive effects of poverty and how positioning it as a human rights issue might strengthen campaigns for greater equality.
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George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier is still a shocking book to read. By revisiting the road to Wigan, this podcast explores to what extent things have changed since Orwell’s time.
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Jeremy Seabrook describes life in Muslim communities in the slums of Kolkata, and paints a powerful picture of people at the wrong end of globalisation.
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1 in 10 children in the UK suffers from a diagnosable mental health problem. What can be done to prevent depression, stress and anxiety amongst children?
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