poverty

UK: One in four will live in fuel poverty

Rob Ray — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:21:44 +0000

Around 4.5 million households are currently living in fuel poverty, equating to around 10.4 million people according to the government’s 2002 figures from the Household Survey, but another 1.6 million homes are likely to be added as prices continue to rise.

Toxteth no better 25 years on

Freedom — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:00:00 +0000

The Liverpool Echo, which investigated official records at both local and national level to obtain an overall view of how the socially deprived area has fared, said: “Toxteth is still being crushed under the weight of socio-economic inequality. When it comes to unemployment, deprivation, health and education the area is always towards the bottom of the pile.

Persistent poverty increase

Freedom — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:42:42 +0000

There are approximately 3.5 million children living in poverty in Britain today. That's more than a quarter of the total child population.

Make Poverty History closes down, but did it succeed?

libcom — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:33:41 +0000

You may not have noticed it, but poverty has become history. Or so one has to presume due to the closure.

The same impression – that we have turned a corner in the struggle to eradicate global poverty – is conveyed by a book published last November called You’re History! In it a collection of notables headed by Bob Geldof explain how individuals can change the world.