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I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Jason Bryan, co-founder of Butterfly Books, explains that positive role models who 'show what's possible' can mean everything to vulnerable children
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
Social opportunity should take the place of social security
People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way
People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn't have to be this way
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
Labour's rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
Labour's rushed cuts to benefits will see severely disabled people plunged into deep poverty
40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?
40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?
I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government
I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds
Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel 'broken and without hope' over Labour's plans for benefits
The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
