Government rules out summer school meal vouchers for disadvantaged English children
FOCUS on POVERTY IN BRITAIN Boris Johnson's spokesman says that the school meal voucher scheme will not run over the summer.
5 Jun 2020
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Suffolk Lib Dems call for a delay in the latest Planning Consultation for Sizewell C
Sizewell C Planning Application for Development Consent Order Suffolk Lib Dems call for a delay in consultation The Lib Dems, Greens & Independents Group on Suffolk County Council have slammed the timing of what they believe is an 'undemocratic' Sizewell C consultation
29 May 2020
What does poverty mean to you?
What does poverty mean to you? 22 May 2020 by Alana Avery For people around the UK, poverty means a lot of different things. Today, we share 'This is poverty', a film by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Connected Pictures, which explores the experiences of 7 people and what poverty means to them in their own words.
28 May 2020
Unelected political aide takes top billing in Downing Street as PM closes ranks
A QUESTION OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain?" Mr. Weasley to Ginney― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
26 May 2020
IS THE UK STALLING FOR A VIRTUAL NO DEAL?
Ruling out an extension to the transition when the chances of achieving a comprehensive trade deal with the EU diminish by the day will cut no ice if the barriers to trade go up on 1st January 2021 and we suffer even more hardship and additional economic damage. If Covid-19 wasn't enough to tip the UK economy into a lengthy recession, the inability of the UK and EU to make progress on a post-Brexit trade deal, not wholly unexpected given this government's antipathy to Europe, is most definitely something that could do so and which should concern us as another Brexit cliff edge date beckons. If no free trade agreement is agreed before the UK leaves the transition period - during which we are treated like an EU member state - the economic damage from the sharp break with Europe is expected to be significant.
18 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week
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18 May 2020