John Bird
John Bird
Why can no government ever plan for the future?
John Bird

Why can no government ever plan for the future?

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?
John Bird

Seven of the last nine PMs went to Oxford. Has it gotten us any closer to solving child poverty?

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 
John Bird

With the new government comes a new opportunity to rethink welfare and benefits 

Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it
John Bird

Politics needs saving. And it's going to have to be us who do it

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it
Sir William Beveridge.
John Bird

The next government has to get serious about ending poverty. Here's how to do it

There's no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
Sunak and Starmer debate
John Bird

There's no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
We need a change banner
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
Affected families in Westminster after the damning report into the infected blood scandal was published
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

Poverty eats away at all it touches – it must be dug out at its roots
The Criminal Justice Bill could be set to criminalise homelessness and rough sleeping
John Bird

Poverty eats away at all it touches – it must be dug out at its roots

We'll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
John Bird

We'll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy

When it comes to poverty prevention it's minds we must change – before anything else
John Bird

When it comes to poverty prevention it's minds we must change – before anything else

A lifetime of playing the imitation game has reaped rewards
John Bird

A lifetime of playing the imitation game has reaped rewards