Poverty, inequality and social justice

Co-locating welfare and legal advice within health care can make social rights easier to access, but must not distract government from addressing the systemic causes of poverty and hardship.…Read more

Academics Stand Against Poverty UK argues that the Budget offers inadequate, short-term poverty relief instead of lasting action on social security, housing and inequality, urging the government to tax wealth fairly and establish a stronger financial safety net for households. In September, ASAP UK Trustees urged Andy Burnham to treat tackling poverty as the foundation Read More

The 2026 midterms show that economic concerns have overtaken anti-CRT, DEI and “woke” culture-war politics, though the divisions they created remain deeply embedded in American society.…Read more

Sharla Lair and Melissa Seelye discuss how OACIP demonstrates that community-funded diamond open access can make scholarly publishing more equitable and sustainable by sharing costs, recognising labour, and empowering the communities that create and rely on knowledge. …Read more

In this policy briefing, Heather Buckingham, author of 'A Taste for Change' examines how more than 2.5 million people in the UK lived in households that used a food bank in 2024–25. This highlights the urgent need to tackle poverty, improve access to secure, fairly paid work and strengthen social security so that everyone can afford the essentials…Read more

Kenneth Gibb, author of 'Council Tax and Wider Property Taxation Reform', shows how council tax urgently needs reform to replace outdated property valuations and regressive rates with a fairer system that supports better housing and greater local government autonomy. …Read more

Uisce Jordan explores how Andy Burnham’s government can tackle the cost-of-living crisis by listening directly to low-income families and using their experiences to shape policies that meaningfully reduce hardship and child poverty.…Read more

Can we create a world where food banks are in the past and everyone can afford the essentials? In this discussion with Jess Miles, Heather Buckingham explains the importance of believing that everyone matters and making sure that everyone can live a healthy life without shame or stigma.…Read more

ASAP UK urges Andy Burnham to make tackling poverty a central priority through stronger social security, child-poverty action, decent wages, social housing and treating poverty as a health issue.…Read more

Is class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these class barriers.…Read more