North-South-Rich Poor

New research shows the extraordinary scale of the gulf between the merely well off and the very richest. Analysis of income tax returns by the...

New polling shows that people want an economy that shares wealth more fairly

The new report from the Cooperative Party suggests that nearly nearly two-thirds believe that the redistribution of wealth should be a priority of the...

Record month as public reports of child sexual abuse surge

The Internet Watch Foundation has had a record number of public reports of suspected child sexual abuse material to its hotline, but there are...

Unpaid carers save UK state £530 million every day of the pandemic

With every day of the COVID-19 pandemic that passes, unpaid carers are saving the UK state £530 million in the care they provide, new...
Popular Ukrainian celebrity has joined forces with University of Manchester psychologists to encourage families affected by the war

Ukrainian celebrity backs psychologists helping families affected by war

Popular Ukrainian celebrity has joined forces with University of Manchester psychologists to encourage families affected by the war to access the widely shared psychological...

Coronavirus: polling shows British public values compassion over economic stability

These are uncertain, anxious and unnerving times. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every one of us in some way, from physical and mental health...

Commission releases new research into extremism in the UK

The Independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published new research into the threat from the Far Right and the Far Left in the UK,...

Manchester led study reveals worrying disparity in excess deaths during pandemic

A study led by researchers at the Universities of Manchester and York published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe today has revealed strong...

Further action needed to combat child food poverty

Petitions Committee Chair, Catherine McKinnell MP, has welcomed the Government’s announcement in the Autumn Budget Statement to provide £200 million a year to continue...

The unfair ‘double whammy’ of minority ethnic children in care

Children in care who come from an ethnic minority background can experience a 'double whammy' of disadvantage when it comes to youth justice involvement,...