BIZARRE: 37 - What They Never Told You

Starmer’s PIP disability cuts could see claimants lose £10,000 a year, MPs warn

More than 100 Labour MPs could vote against Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025

Sam Fender’s music offers a vision of masculinity that is complex, conflicted and deeply human

By the end of June 2025, Sam Fender will have played four stadium shows to nearly 250,000 people across the UK, with three of those in his native north east. With three albums and over 2 billion streams, his music has earned widespread acclaim. Yet, Fender is no ordinary rock…

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025

Voices: Yes, ‘Renewal’ Reeves needs to raise taxes – but how will she pull it off?

COMMENT: The chancellor’s fiscal headroom is already compromised by her commitment to tackle child poverty, writes Sean O’Grady. So she needs luck – and to be more boring than ever – to raise the revenue she desperately needs

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

The political opportunism behind Reform UK’s support for abolition of the two-child limit on benefits

The leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, recently announced that if in government, his party would abolish the two-child limit on benefits. This social security policy restricts the payment of means-tested benefits to the first two children of a family.

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025

Where are children more vulnerable to poverty in the EU?

In 2024, children faced a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion than adults. However, there was a small decrease of 0.6% in the number of children facing this risk in the EU from 2023 to 2024.

Euronews · Jun 10, 2025

12 Surprising Facts About Poverty in America

When we think about poverty in America, a specific image might come to mind, but the reality is often far more complex and widespread than we assume. The data reveals a story that challenges stereotypes and highlights systemic issues affecting millions of our neighbors. Understanding the true nature of economic…

Clever Dude · Jun 9, 2025

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low-income families

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety net

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025

Lollipop: women have alchemy and agency in this council estate drama that’s the antithesis of poverty porn

Ten years ago I was at a preview screening at the British Film Institute (BFI) of short films shot and set in London. My smartphone-filmed short, 160 Characters, was part of the programme and told the story of me raising my son Jim alone.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025

Children in England’s most deprived areas ‘less likely to achieve development goals by age five’

Unicef UK found they were over twice as far from the target of 75% of pre-schoolers reaching ‘good level of development’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

Two million families 'lifted out of poverty' if Westminster matched Scotland, SNP say

Almost two million families across the UK would be lifted out of poverty if Westminster matched the Scottish Government’s policies on tackling…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2025