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October 30, 2020

Survey reveals softening of attitudes towards welfare and immigration

The National Centre for Social Research has published a report which shows Britain has softened dramatically in its attitudes towards welfare since 2015, reversing a trend towards tougher attitudes which had persisted since the 1990s
September 9, 2020

‘Hostile environment’ has fostered racist practices across society, says IPPR

A major review of the hostile environment finds that most elements of ‘excessive policy’ that led to the Windrush Scandal are still in place.
June 29, 2020

Citizens Advice reveals nearly 1.4m have no access to welfare safety net

Migrants from non-EEA countries are disproportionately likely to work in frontline roles, including in healthcare, care work and security jobs.
May 18, 2020

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to visit farms in coming weeks

Advice on how to spot the signs of labour exploitation and where to report concerns has been issued ahead of the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority visiting farms directly over upcoming weeks to give further guidance to the industry.
April 1, 2020

Immigration checks for right to rent and work 'unworkable and dangerous'

By insisting that immigration right to rent and right to work checks are still necessary, the Home Office is endangering lives, says Amnesty International.
December 31, 2019

Scottish goverment spending to mitigate UK welfare cuts revealed

In 2019, more than £100 million has been spent by the Scottish Government to mitigate the effects of UK Government austerity, This money could have been better spent on more anti-poverty measures, said Scotland's Social Security Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville.
October 21, 2019

Social security safety net still being eroded, says Resolution Foundation

Children born between 2016 and 2020 face the joint-highest rates of early years poverty since records began 60 years ago, says the Resolution Foundation.
October 6, 2019

On tax cuts and infant mortality

Yvonne Hope from the Christian charity Barnabas
July 8, 2019

UK needs to shift to ‘tax and spend’ economy to fix social injustices, says IPPR

To truly tackle the injustices afflicting society, the UK government should commit to matching European levels of social spending, says the IPPR.
May 20, 2019

Our government is causing children to go hungry - what will we do?

I am desperately hoping that two reports published this week will, finally, prick the conscience of the nation.