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"Open your eyes - there is very real poverty out there."
UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston says there are people in the UK "living in destitution" and that "government people haven't been out in the field to see what the real circumstances are."
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Higher - evidence that gov policies not reducing inequality. Welfare was meant to help the poor, not subsidise exploitative employers | Kenan Malik theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Pupils at Ntenjera are excited about your walk!! Let's smash our target and raise the whole £7000!!!
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Higher:
Families 'can't afford to follow healthy diet guidance' - bbc.co.uk/news/education-454…
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So here's the completed picture:
Top Left: 18-24 - LAB 600, CON 0.
Top Right: 25-49 - LAB 407, CON 171.
Bottom Left: 50-64 - CON 354, LAB 215.
Bottom Right: 65+ - CON 575, LAB 32.
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On what would have been her 41st birthday, the Marr College Running Team will take part in the Troon 10K on Wednesday 2nd May in memory of our dear friend and colleague Emma Murray. Please click on the link to make a donation justgiving.com/fundraising/a…
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Higher pupils: another shocking stat about poverty in Scotland xitter.cf/bbcscotlandnews/status…
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How do the House of Commons and the @UKHouseofLords check and challenge the work of the Government?
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According to @WHO, 45% of deaths in children under 5 are linked to poor nutrition. Monitoring & responding effectively is key to reaching #ZeroHunger.
WFP is using 📲 technologies to collect food security data from areas that are difficult to reach 🔀 bit.ly/2oWkywy
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When crises hit, or food prices rise, women and girls often become ‘shock absorbers’ and consume less nutritious food themselves. Get your facts ➡️ bit.ly/2sw5WZ3 #RuralWomen @UN_Women
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Higher Social Issues update: Austerity will have cast an extra 1.5m children into poverty by 2021
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Young people have helped lead all our great movements. How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, fearless students standing up for their right to be safe; marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be. We've been waiting for you. And we've got your backs.
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Just under half of workers in poverty are full-time employees, about 30 per cent are part-time employees and just under a quarter are self-employed. Get more of the latest data by trying out our #ukpoverty data dashboard: bit.ly/2nXy9ph
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"Forcing people into hunger does not incentivise work."
In October @MhairiBlack gave her view on the government's changes to the benefits system.