Food Poverty in the UK: The Scale of the Problem and What's Being Done
As food bank usage reaches record levels across Britain, campaigners, charities and policymakers are being forced to confront the deepening…
Sarah Henderson
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Council Tax Is a Regressive Disaster—And Everyone's Too Scared to Fix It
Council tax is based on 1991 property values, charges the poorest proportionally more than the rich, and raises £40 billion annually…
Naomi Clarke
Academy Schools: A Failed Experiment We're Too Stubborn to Abandon
Over 80% of secondary schools are now academies, removed from local authority control and run by unaccountable trusts. Standards have not…
Naomi Clarke
The Working Poverty Epidemic: Why Having a Job No Longer Guarantees Escape from Hardship
Two-thirds of people in poverty in the UK live in working households. Zero-hours contracts, low wages, and insecure employment mean…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
UK Wealth Inequality Reaches Record Levels as Richest 1% Own More Than Bottom 70%
The wealthiest 1% of households in the UK now own £3.5 trillion in assets—more than the bottom 70% combined. New analysis reveals how…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
UK Child Poverty Crisis Deepens as 4.3 Million Children Live Below the Breadline
New data reveals that 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty, with the two-child benefit cap and rising living costs pushing…
Naomi Clarke
What Is a Developing Country?
A developing country is one with a lower level of economic development and living standards relative to wealthier nations. Here is how the…
Liam Chen