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50 years on and poorer children in Britain are still born to fail
August 30th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
In a report published today, children’s charity the National Children’s Bureau is calling for urgent action to address the poverty and disadvantage that still wreaks havoc on children’s lives, causing them to lag far behind their more affluent peers in almost all areas of their lives, from health to education, early development to housing. Furthermore, […]
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A female politician to watch: Britain’s Stella Creasy
August 25th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Could Stella Creasy be a future Leader of the British Labour Party? Check out this profile of the Member of Parliament for Walthamstow. I first spotted her two and a half years ago at this event.
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Welcome to food bank Britain where even working families have to request provisions
August 18th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
“Food banks have no place in modern Britain. Millions of families are facing a perfect storm of pressures on their budgets. The combined impact of welfare upheaval, cuts to public spending, low wages and the high cost of living are putting unbearable pressure on many households, forcing them to seek emergency help putting food on […]
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Why Britain’s National Health Service is so sick
August 15th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
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Has the British economy really recovered?
August 14th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
In his article in today’s “Guardian” newspaper, Robert Skidelsky, professor of political economy at Warwick University. writes: “Five years after the onset of the financial crisis, Britain’s economy is still 3.5% smaller than it was in 2008. Growth may have spurted ahead of Britain’s competitors in the last quarter, but this comparison neglects the fact that […]
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What are the most popular names for new babies in Britain?
August 13th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
According to the data compiled annually by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the most popular names for children born in England & Wales during 2012 – published this week – were as follows: Position Boys Girls 1 Harry Amelia 2 Oliver Olivia 3 Jack Jessica 4 Charlie Emily 5 Jacob Lily 6 Thomas Ava […]
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A British Government programme to combat modern day slavery
July 18th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
A very close friend of mine is Cindy Berman who is Senior Social Development Adviser, Asia Regional Team, at the Department For International Department here in the UK. She has been working on a programme to tackle modern day slavery which was launched this week. There are an estimated 21 million people living in forced […]
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Does the British electorate know what it wants – and can the opinion pollsters actually measure it?
July 16th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
As a lifelong Labour supporter, I was disconcerted by today’s news that apparently Labour and Conservative are now equal in the polls at 36% each. Last month, the same opinion poll (ICM) gave Labour a lead of 7% and currently the YouGov poll gives Labour a lead of 11%. What is almost certaintly true is […]
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10 popular misconceptions of the British public
July 10th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Are crime levels rising or falling? What is the scale of benefit fraud? What proportion of the population is immigrant? What proportion of the population is Muslim? A new survey by Ipsos MORI for the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London shows just how wrong public opinion can be on key social issues such […]
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Half a million in UK now dependent on food parcels.
May 31st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Although the UK is the seventh richest country in the world, many people struggle to afford even the most essential of goods: food. In a briefing entitled “Walking The Breadline” published this week, Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam highlight the rise in food poverty in the UK, where over 500,000 are now thought to […]
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