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What’s the best way to improve living standards?

What’s the best way to improve living standards?

22nd Nov 2019
Family
Building public will for a system that looks after everyone in our society

Building public will for a system that looks after everyone in our society

31st Oct 2019
Children playing a puzzle
How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

28th Oct 2019
Young apprentice
Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

24th Oct 2019
Social housing
Five ways the housing sector can help turn the rising tide of poverty in Scotland

Five ways the housing sector can help turn the rising tide of poverty in Scotland

23rd Oct 2019
Cafe workers
Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

16th Oct 2019
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We must turn the tide on inequality for all our children

We must turn the tide on inequality for all our children

8th Oct 2019
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Race equality and justice in the charity sector

Race equality and justice in the charity sector

1st Oct 2019
‘Scrapping Universal Credit’ is good politics for Labour - but is it good policy?

‘Scrapping Universal Credit’ is good politics for Labour - but is it good policy?

27th Sep 2019
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We need to end the five-week wait for Universal Credit – here’s how

We need to end the five-week wait for Universal Credit – here’s how

19th Sep 2019
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The Scottish Child Payment must be flexible to keep families afloat

The Scottish Child Payment must be flexible to keep families afloat

13th Aug 2019
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How to unlock the potential of low-income voters in left-behind places

How to unlock the potential of low-income voters in left-behind places

1st Aug 2019
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Why has the Scottish Child Payment been brought forward a year for under-sixes?

Why has the Scottish Child Payment been brought forward a year for under-sixes?

29th Jul 2019
Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

26th Jul 2019
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The next election won't be just about Brexit

The next election won't be just about Brexit

25th Jul 2019
It's not right that four million disabled people are locked in poverty

It's not right that four million disabled people are locked in poverty

16th Jul 2019
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