Food insecurity is increasing across the United Kingdom, driven by rising living costs, welfare retrenchment, and increasingly insecure incomes. Current poli...

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What If Survival Was Less Frightening?

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How the Ground Beneath Our Feet Has Moved

The ‘purely relative’ definition of poverty is one that is based entirely on the usual or average living standards in … Continue reading "On the socialist origins of the concept of “relative poverty”"

The government should amend the Equality Act 2010 and make social class a protected characteristic.

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Andy Burnham, the PLP, and the Battle for Gwynne’s Seat

Andy Burnham, the PLP, and the Battle for Gwynne’s Seat

Franck Banza Wales is at a crossroads. For too long, our economy has drifted without a clear destination. We are not manufacturing enough. We are not producing enough. Our connectivity is weak. Transp...

Academics Stand Against Poverty argue that a budget guided by the socioeconomic duty would harness existing data to assess the inequality impacts of government decisions, ensuring policies actively re...

A Sociological Exploration

🌍Talking COP 🌍 Food systems are firmly on the agenda at #COP30, and for good reason. A third of global emissions come from how we grow, ship and consume food. In today's video, Dr Dave Beck, Lecture...

Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.

Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.

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But We’re Treated Like We’re Disposable

Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for urgent, bold, and coordinated action—including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty—to address the alarming rise in child povert...

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A Walk Through Time and Community

Reflections from the Classroom

The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.

Social Policy academic, Food Poverty disrupter and UBI arguer. Click to read Dr Dave Beck (ThatSociologist), a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

The first week back teaching always brings a mix of anticipation and reflection.

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