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December 17, 2020

New Marmot report 'lays bare unacceptable health divide'

This report proves you cannot cut welfare, disregard public health, bankrupt local authorities and undo social security without brutal consequences, says the IPPR.
December 14, 2020

UNICEF warns child poverty will remain above pre-COVID levels in high-income countries

In high income countries, only two per cent of fiscal stimulus was allocated to support children during the first wave of COVID-19
November 30, 2020

What is the economy for?

Speaking about restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, Conservative MP Sir
November 20, 2020

UK military spending increase 'a totally inappropriate response to the pandemic'

Military spending will not keep us safe from the most serious threats we face, say campaigners.
October 7, 2020

Call for IMF to immediately stop promoting austerity

The global economy stands at a crossroads between austerity or policies compatible with fighting inequality, pursuing climate justice, and realising human rights, say 504 organisations.
August 28, 2020

MENA billionaires’ wealth has increased by $10 billion since start of pandemic

The 21 billionaires in the Middle East and North Africa saw their wealth increase by nearly $10 billion since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, while 45 million more people in the region could be pushed to poverty as a result of the pandemic, a new Oxfam report has revealed.
August 2, 2020

Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ in England before Covid-19 hit

If a fraction of the government’s Covid-19 economic response been invested in health and care before the pandemic, there could have been a considerably better outcome, says the IPPR.
May 26, 2020

Firefighters demand a national moratorium on fire service cuts

Central funding for fire services in England has been cut by 30 per cent since 2013-14, while National Audit Office figures show similar cuts from 2011-2015.
April 29, 2020

Disability Rights UK promotes petition to increase disability benefits

The Government has increased Universal Credit by £20 per week, but disabled people on other benefits have not received the same increase.
April 29, 2020

COVID-19 exposes Greece's austerity-ravaged health system, says Amnesty

Years of recession and austerity measures have left Greece's health system on its knees, Amnesty International says in a new report.