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In this article Chris Johnes, Director of UK Poverty, Oxfam, argues that finding work will not necessarily improve your circumstances.   +++ Chris Johnes argues that getting a job is not necessarily a route out of poverty. Rising costs and...

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said he’s gotten himself a new gig with a civil-service organization that encourages British teenagers to work with their communities, BBC reported on Wednesday. The job with the N...

Virgin Money is hiring less: Jayne-Anne Gadhia told a roundtable in London that the consumer finance firm has “held down recruitment” to keep a lid on costs due to the uncertainty around Brexit. She expected other firm...

Food Banks struggling to cope - the NHS is on its knees – hard working women getting robbed of their pensions – claimants sanctioned and the disabled robbed. What should we do, say knee-bending MP's? Let's build a new Royal Yach...

My battles with Newlands took an interesting turn today.  In 2015 I was on a three-week social media course at Anglian Ruskin University. The university car park was closed second week due to refurbishment and so I was forced to park in a Cambri...

Mick Hucknall, Simply Red's front-man, has upset a few people on Twitter this morning, with a rather offensive tweet about MP Dianne Abbott. Along with 'sex god' Donald Trump, both are in the news for the wrong reasons it seems. 'Better to be talk ab...

Making a stand against the systematic abuse of human rights. Two grassroots have organisations have come together to highlight the violation and systematic abuse of human rights of those unfortunately relying on the state for health and financial ass...

The theme of the 3rd Annual Australian Long-Term Unemployment Conference in 2016 is Finding Solutions. This year’s conference focuses on service providers and facilitators within the sector working together with employers to create positive out...

French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that return on capital is generally higher than economic growth). Here, he talks through the...

We have recently come across Street League is a fun way to get fit and learn skills for young people. We notice they are not yet represented in many parts of the country. Maybe you could help them spread the scheme to other areas?  Street League...