Academics Stand Against Poverty
This series of articles is published in association with Academics Stand Against Poverty UK, who are developing their third manifesto audit in the build up to the 2024 election.
They will analyse the policies in the manifestos in relation to poverty to asses how confident they are that they will enable British society to flourish.
The articles here, from those involved in the audit, offer a analysis of poverty, anti-poverty policy and manifesto recommendations.
Lee Gregory, Vanessa Boon, and Dave Beck highlight how the UK’s consultation on the socioeconomic duty offers a key chance to tackle poverty through a legal, intersectional, and evidence-based approach.…Read more
Lee Gregory wishes there had been more evidence of @UKLabour’s anti-poverty ambition in the King’s Speech. …Read more
Danny Dorling. author of 'Peak Injustice', offers his take on the results of the UK General Election.…Read more
Jess Miles speaks with Lee Gregory and Cat Tully about the Academics Stand Against Poverty manifesto audit which establishes which parties are most likely to address poverty and enable British society to flourish.…Read more
As part of the Academics Stand Against Poverty blog series, Georgia van Toorn, Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik, Jess Brand and colleagues challenge Labour to resist the temptation to rely on technological solutions such as AI to tackle the structural problems of poverty and inequality.…Read more
Dave Beck addresses the plight of university students living in poverty as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. One in four regularly go without food because they simply cannot afford it. …Read more
On Transforming Society, Peter Matthews and Eleanor Formby continue the Academics Stand Against Poverty audit of party manifestos ahead of the General Election, this time looking at the experiences of poverty specifically among the LGBT+ community.…Read more
As part of the Academics Stand Against Poverty blog series, Joanna Mack observes the start of the government’s electioneering at the expense of vulnerable people, diverting attention from the real reasons they are in need of help.…Read more
Steve Iafrati considers the reasons for the 89% increase in households living in temporary accommodation over the last decade, and calls for urgent intervention with an ambitious strategy to break the cycle of missed targets.…Read more
Jane Miller and Kitty Stewart present the Child Poverty Action Group's strategy to end child poverty, as part of the Academic Stand Against Poverty blog series.…Read more