The Church of England has made one of its biggest political interventions in recent decades, openly criticising the prime minister for presiding over cuts to the...
Speaking on the Today programme this morning in advance of tonight’s BBC2 documentary, The Truth about Immigration, UKIP leader Nigel Farage made a statement that many...
Britain’s first social supermarket opened its doors to customers in Goldthorpe, Barnsley, on Monday, giving 500 people in the area the opportunity to access high quality...
The idea of government intervention to influence the composition of a country’s output has long been derided by economists for breeding inefficiency, reducing competition, encouraging lobbying...
Food poverty charity the Trussell Trust has called on the prime minister to commission an urgent inquiry into the “scandalous” levels of food poverty in the UK, after dramatic...
The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is set to review the economic costs of climate change. It is expected that the project will build...
These are loans offered by retail investors to trading companies in return for interest on their money, in effect replacing the role the banks once took....
Communities looking to develop medium-sized clean energy projects should be given energy bill discounts or an ownership stake in the infrastructure, according to a group of...
Five local government pension funds are considering investments that can provide both financial returns and positive impacts for society and the environment. Those that have pledged...
A recent report by a coalition of religious institutions sought to dispel a number of myths relating to poverty. Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More...
According to a recent report, the media has created a number of myths about poverty, which has led the most vulnerable being blamed for the UK’s...