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Poverty is a big killer in the UK. Where is the political will to defeat it?

Letter: The cost of living crisis should put Westminster on war footing and inspire political consensus, says life peer and co-founder of the Big Issue John Bird

The Guardian - UK

Shorter height, lower salary

Though little-discussed, there is a profound wage gap separating the short and the tall

Salon

Protesters against cold-related deaths carry coffin to Downing Street

‘Nobody should be dying because they haven’t got enough money to keep their heating on,’ campaigner Ruth London said.

The Independent UK

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Breaking down Peru's political unrest

Peru has been rocked by violent protests since early December. Back then, Pedro Castillo, the leftist president who had vowed to tackle the country's poverty and inequality, attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. The move was widely condemned as unconstitutional and Castillo was arrested and replaced by his…

France 24

Star stylist Bay Garnett’s thrifting tips

Star stylist Bay Garnett is a huge advocate for buying secondhand and shopping in a sustainable way can also be enjoyable.

Evening Standard

A tough economy has revived the ‘bootstrapping' myth. Here’s why it takes more than just a good idea to get out of poverty

The very qualities we admire in entrepreneurs are ubiquitous among people in poverty: ingenuity, creativity, and hustle.

Fortune

High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty

Jose Maria Casais's 2,700 euros-a-month income from a pension and incapacity benefits ought to leave him better off than most of his fellow Spaniards.

Reuters

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Price of porridge almost trebles in a year as soaring food costs revealed

Supermarkets have been urged to make breakfast staples more affordable as poverty campaigners warn many families are struggling to afford healthy options.

Daily Record

Health visitors seeing ‘epidemic’ of families living in poverty, report warns

Nine in ten health visitors report increase in families using foodbanks in a year

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland mum on struggling to make ends meet as unpaid carer

“Parent carers like me have been living in poverty with our children for decades in Northern Ireland”

Belfast Live

Rising tide of poverty ‘undermining children’s life chances’ – health visitors

Only 7% of health visitors in the UK felt confident that all families would be able to access the support they need if an issue was raised.

The Independent UK

Audit Office probing Belfast City Council processes after concerns over £100 fuel poverty vouchers

An academic labelled the scheme "Dickensian" after reports of people having to queue for hours in a bid to receive a voucher

Belfast Live

How large corporations make huge profits from hidden markups at the expense of consumers

Inflation, followed by poverty and social inequality are the most pressing issues worrying people around the world right now. Canada has not been immune from the rising cost of living and is still fighting an inflation rate above the two per cent target preferred by the Bank of Canada.

The Conversation

Nigeria elections: Edited video of presidential hopeful Peter Obi goes viral

Less than a month ahead of presidential elections in Nigeria, some social media users are sharing a doctored video of candidate Peter Obi, in which he allegedly exaggerates poverty statistics in his favour during his time as governor of Anambra State. We tell you more in this edition of Truth…

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Child mortality from trauma and sudden death rising in England, study shows

Exclusive: Bristol University study finds ‘strong social gradient’ linking poverty with increased mortality

The Guardian - UK

Poverty in UK could increase death rates during or after pregnancy, warns WHO

Britain is falling behind European countries for mortality among mothers, and suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death

The Conversation

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

South Africa’s agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It’s also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) recent policy documents.

Belfast Live

Fuel hardship fund labelled "a shambles" after some people miss out

The Fuel Poverty Hardship Fund was designed to give eligible households receive £100.

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Wales Online

Why 'poverty truth commissions' should be used widely in Wales

They give people who are struggling a voice and can help decision-makers, says Audit Wales

Reason

Freedom Denied Part 5: Judges Must Stop Unlawfully Jailing People for Poverty Through Excessive Financial Conditions

In our last four posts, we have described how our Federal Criminal Justice Clinic's Freedom Denied report reveals a culture of detention, with federal judges routinely violating the Bail Reform Act that they are tasked with upholding. This post addresses the last of our four findings and recommendations: "Judges must…

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Heidi Stevens: 'As a child, if I died and my family died, no one would care.' Author sheds light on childhood poverty, homelessness

David Ambroz’s gorgeous new memoir, “A Place Called Home,” begins in Manhattan at Christmas. He and his mom and two older siblings are trudging through the streets on a bitterly cold night, trying to find a place to sleep, trying not to be assaulted, trying not to starve.

The Guardian - UK

I have seen how top-down solutions condemn the world’s poorest to eternal poverty

A western-led approach has failed to remedy the problem. Maybe, post-pandemic, a new focus on the poor is needed, says activist Anthony Kalulu

Wales Online

Plaid accuses Labour of blaming patients for the state of the Welsh on patients after health minister says people need to do more exercise

"The reality is this, health services in Wales suffer from a combination of mismanagement by Labour and a Westminster funding system that perpetuates poverty"

The Independent UK

British Gas owner on course for eightfold rise in profits from high energy prices

Surge in earnings comes as 8 million households face fuel poverty

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Quarter of Iraq's Population Lives Below the Poverty Line

A quarter of Iraq's population lives below the poverty line, despite the estimated $100 billion reserves at the Central Bank of Iraq, the largest in the country's modern history, according to bank sources. Economists and finance experts believed Iraq's problem was not related to its wealth but to lousy management…

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