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Tag: poverty

Bombshell poll shows more people support Universal Basic Income than oppose it

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New polling has found that a plurality of the British public support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). A UBI is a scheme through which every person in …

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Argentina’s poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise …

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South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term Thursday, nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation …

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Is the opposition equal to the challenge?

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Stewart Lansley provides a measure of the task faced by any party that might genuinely seek to tackle poverty in the UK. Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour …

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Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its toll

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — With tired faces, residents of a homeless shelter in Argentina’s capital pass through the main entrance and line up to receive a hot drink and …

Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its toll Read More

Helping hand outs

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Tom Neumark shares the value of giving where terms and conditions don’t apply. Having recently gone blind, Beatrice was not able to see her grandson’s diarrhoea on the packed-dirt floor …

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Power corrupts

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Innovative economic thinker, Nicholas Gruen, has been seeking to influence policy and programmes for many years in Australia and beyond. Unlike many policy proponents, he has a deep understanding of …

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Malignant growth

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Britain has long been a high poverty,  high inequality nation. It’s time to change that, says Stewart Lansley. One of the most important political questions of the time is whether …

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Seen but never heard

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Caroline Knowles takes a look at the life of the modern-day Jeeves. The World Wealth Report (2021) reveals that the UK’s High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) – those with more …

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Too poor to die: the rise of crowdfunded funerals

12/11/2022 - Leave a Comment

Amid soaring inflation, more families are having to turn to the kindness of strangers to shoulder the cost of dying. When Cerys Defis lost her mom, Tresi Davies, to bowel …

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