Corrie’s Sue Devaney and Man City’s Alex Williams lead Manchester’s first Sleep Walk for...
Celebrities including Coronation Street star Sue Devaney and Manchester City legend Alex Williams MBE took part in Manchester’s first ‘Sleep Walk’ for Shelter event...
Election turnout divide between rich and poor is growing says report
The turnout divide between richer and poorer young voters is deepening, with millennial non-graduates and non-homeowners increasingly unlikely to vote compared to millennial graduates/home-owners.
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Healthcare workers and coronavirus: behind the stiff upper lip we are highly vulnerable
Much has already been written about the effect of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, including older people and those with underlying health conditions. Yet there...
New report says levelling-up agenda must tackle health and economic inequalities
A group of distinguished economists including Professor Diane Coyle of Cambridge University and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders have said that the Government’s Northern levelling up...
Worries about catching Covid-19 stay low as lockdown eases
Despite the relaxation of lockdown measures enabling many people to return to more normal activities, worries about catching the virus show little sign of...
Restore £1.7 billion early intervention funding ahead of surge in children’s services demand
Government cuts to early intervention funding in the past decade must be urgently reversed as councils prepare for a surge in demand for support...
Call for radical refocusing of health and care system to put primary and community...
The health and care system in England must be radically refocused to put primary and community care at its core if it is to...
Over 2 million women who are in work are paid below the real Living...
According to the Living Wage Foundation, over 2 million women,14 per cent, in work are paid below the real Living Wage, compared to 1.4...
Tackling inequality is key for post-Covid economic recovery say experts
Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for the UK’s economic...
Call for Northern leaders to join forces for a “Living Wage North”
The Think Tank IPPR North has called on Metro Mayors, councils and leaders across the North to join forces to create a “Living Wage...