Benefit freeze making London and Manchester increasingly unaffordable
A new report in The Guardian suggests that the freeze (real terms cut) in housing benefit is having the effect of making large parts of London and Manchester out of […]
Billionaires demand to be taxed fairly — ie more
Not for the first time, we can see that concern about mass impoverishment reaches all strata of society, including the wealthiest. In an open letter to the 2020 presidential candidates […]
Poorer than their Parents
A study by McKinsey & Co presented at the World Economic Forum in 2017 explains that for much of the past 70 years, nearly all households in advanced economies saw […]
99% Available to Pre-order from 8th August
The book 99%: Mass Impoverishment and How We Can End It will be published in late summer by Head of Zeus. It is available for pre-order from 8th August. The […]
United Nations Poverty Expert says Government in denial over UK impoverishment
Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, produced his final report on the state of the UK. He commented, “The UK is the world’s fifth […]