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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How can we work together to build a food bank-free future? 🍽️ Join us Wed 14 Oct, 18:30, to explore the causes of #FoodBank need, from rising living costs and insecure work to health, isolation and challenges in our social security system. Trussell, Heather Buckingham ow.ly/apmQ50ZSC2V
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Uisce Jordan explores how #AndyBurnham’s government can tackle the cost-of-living crisis by listening directly to low-income families and using their experiences to shape policies that meaningfully reduce hardship and #ChildPoverty. ow.ly/8cub50ZUth2
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Andy Burnham wants to run a ‘cost of living government’ – here’s what he can learn from families living through the crisis - Transforming Society
Uisce Jordan explores how Andy Burnham’s government can tackle the cost-of-living crisis by listening directly to low-income families and using their experiences to shape policies that meaningfully reduce hardship and child poverty.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue is here! ✨ We are delighted to bring you our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue, featuring all forthcoming Bristol University Press and Policy Press titles. The Journals Catalogue is also available on our website. ow.ly/KwIL50ZTTIg
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Join us to discuss 'The Fair Necessities' by Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation, alongside Kate Pickett and Aaron Reeves, exploring how #Inequality shapes our lives, and how we can build a more equal society. 🎟️14 Oct | LSE campus & online: ow.ly/vZkc50ZQ6QP
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The fair necessities | How to build a more equal Britain
Britain faces deep inequality and a fractured social contract. Join academics, policy experts and civil society leaders to discuss practical pathways to a fairer future.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bestselling books 📚🌟 Over the last 30 years, we have published almost 3,000 books, from specialist monographs to broad interest trade books. How many of them have you read? #BristolUniversityPress #BestsellingBooks #SocialSciences ow.ly/1H4P50ZSF7y
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I think it’s very clear that we’re not doing a good enough job as a society of kind of really narrating the layers of disadvantage and difficulty that some people have to contend with that others just don’t." Heather Buckingham ow.ly/i02F50ZSa8X
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PODCAST: A future beyond foodbanks where everyone matters - Transforming Society
Can we create a world where food banks are in the past and everyone can afford the essentials? In this discussion with Jess Miles, Heather Buckingham explains the importance of believing that everyone matters and making sure that everyone can live a healthy life without shame or stigma.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An essential read for anyone working to safeguard young people, including youth workers, social workers and the police, as well as policy makers and researchers focusing on child exploitation. #ChildExploitation #YouthWorkers #Safeguarding #SocialWorkers ow.ly/94tK50ZSLXf
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From research leadership and healthcare to adolescent safeguarding and more, these new open access titles explore a range of important topics and perspectives across the social sciences. #Safeguarding #Healthcare #OpenAccess #OABooks #SocialSciences ow.ly/UZqA50ZT2aC
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Essential reading for leaders in #HigherEducation navigating contemporary issues and questions of inclusion, equity, and transformative action, this book offers the vision and tools to shape a more socially just and inclusive future for staff and students. ow.ly/Ico050ZSLLT
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Following the #LabourPartyConference? 🌹 Why not deepen your knowledge of key issues, including unequal access to food and healthcare, environmental injustice, political division and more. #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics #LabourParty The Labour Party bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/bup-ho…
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 2026, we’re celebrating 30 years since #PolicyPress was established and 10 years since the creation of #BristolUniversityPress. These pages celebrate our history and our hope that we will continue to make a difference. We hope you enjoy! ow.ly/uRRz50ZulBC
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How can we work together to build a food bank-free future? 🍽️ Join us Wed 14 Oct, 18:30, to explore the causes of #FoodBank need, from rising living costs and insecure work to health, isolation and challenges in our social security system. Trussell Heather Buckingham ow.ly/apmQ50ZSC2V
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tackling themes including rising living costs, employment, and the relationship between poverty and mental and physical health, 'A Taste for Change' makes the case for a #FoodBank free future and sets out what it will take to get there. ow.ly/6Cke50ZLg6e
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can we create a world where food banks are in the past and everyone can afford the essentials? In this discussion with Jess Miles, Heather Buckingham explains the importance of believing that everyone matters and ensuring everyone can live a healthy life without stigma. ow.ly/wUSl50ZSa6Z
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PODCAST: A future beyond foodbanks where everyone matters - Transforming Society
Can we create a world where food banks are in the past and everyone can afford the essentials? In this discussion with Jess Miles, Heather Buckingham explains the importance of believing that everyone matters and making sure that everyone can live a healthy life without shame or stigma.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#AI could transform our lives in profound ways, but who gets to shape that future, and how do we manage the risks? These books explore AI’s possibilities and pressing questions, and what its future could hold. 🌟30% off with code BUP30 until Sept 30🌟 ow.ly/JSJ150ZQeKx
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Join us to discuss 'The Fair Necessities' by Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation, alongside Kate Pickett and Aaron Reeves, exploring how #Inequality shapes our lives, and how we can build a more equal society. 🎟️14 Oct | LSE campus & online: ow.ly/vZkc50ZQ6QP
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The fair necessities | How to build a more equal Britain
Britain faces deep inequality and a fractured social contract. Join academics, policy experts and civil society leaders to discuss practical pathways to a fairer future.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Families are more likely to engage when conversations are framed around practical support and partnership." Steve Rogowski, author of 'Critical Social Work with Children and Families', in Professional Social Work magazine. British Association of Social Workers 📖 ow.ly/xtYz50ZRtIu
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Book Launch: Beyond Risk in Adolescent Safeguarding. Exploring how safeguarding can move beyond risk management to create conditions where all young people can flourish. 📖Read open access: ow.ly/Eifa50ZKBlA 🎟️24 Sept | 6 PM | Coram Institute: ow.ly/4Opa50ZKBlB
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Inclusion doesn’t work if we ignore class. During #NationalInclusionWeek, we’re inviting organisations to ask a simple question: How class-inclusive is your hiring process? ⁉️We’ve created a short self-audit to help you reflect: ow.ly/ZjQp50ZNcq8
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s #NationalInclusionWeek! In 'Cracking the Class Code', Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim explore the hidden #ClassBarriers in elite workplaces and how employers can create fairer opportunities for all. Listen here: ow.ly/haA050ZNhLe
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PODCAST: Cracking the class code - Transforming Society
Is class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these class barriers.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Book Launch: Beyond Risk in Adolescent Safeguarding. Exploring how safeguarding can move beyond risk management to create conditions where all young people can flourish. 📖Read open access: ow.ly/Eifa50ZKBlA 🎟️24 Sept | 6 PM | Coram Institute: ow.ly/4Opa50ZKBlB
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
During #NationalInclusionWeek, we’re inviting organisations to ask a simple question: How class-inclusive is your hiring process? The Politics of Equality at Work, Centre for Research in Inclusion 📖Find the book: ow.ly/qlFG50ZNOsl ⁉️Try our self-audit: ow.ly/Ghy850ZNOsk
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How class-inclusive is your hiring process? #NationalInclusionWeek Cracking the Class Code sets out ten steps to dismantle class barriers. JUMP Solutions for Equity at Work, Disability Rights UK, Stonewall 📖 Find the book: ow.ly/ZGoR50ZNNfX ⁉️Take the self-audit: ow.ly/NaQ050ZNNfV
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Shaun Best’s book is a theoretically ambitious critique of how “low aspiration” has been produced as an educational problem." 'Reframing Education Failure and Aspiration' for the Educational Review: ow.ly/MKVr50ZNovf
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"I saw what the repairmen had seen: the leaks, the buckets, the baby bath, the blackened mould-stained walls." 'Left to Rot' by Daniel Hewitt is reviewed in View Digital. ow.ly/sGmh50ZNm0j
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Review: ‘The conditions were barely believable and totally unliveable’ – Daniel Hewitt’s powerful account of how Britain let social housing rot - VIEWdigital
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It by Daniel Hewitt “I saw what the repairmen had seen: the leaks, the buckets, the baby bath, the blackened mould-stained walls. I heard the squelch the repair men would have heard as my shoes moved across the […]
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"But as author Will Snell remarked at the launch of his brave, pathfinding book 'The Fair Necessities' – an argument for fairness – no private school can escape the reality of educational segregation to promote privilege and advantage." ow.ly/O8Tz50ZNioe
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Society must rediscover the ‘we’ instead of the ‘I’ to make it fairer for all
Inequalities in wealth and education need to be addressed if Britain is to attempt to resurrect its postwar social democratic values
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How can we work together to build a food bank free future? Join us for the launch of 'A Taste for Change', a new book by Heather Buckingham that sets out a practical vision and roadmap for a food bank–free future. #FoodBanks 🎟️Wed, 14 Oct, 6:30 PM: ow.ly/2hSl50ZMwbc
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference ends today, but you can stay in touch by signing up to our #Planning and #Housing newsletter: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/signup-bup-pp
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How can we work together to build a food bank free future? Join us for the launch of 'A Taste for Change', a new book by Heather Buckingham that sets out a practical vision and roadmap for a food bank–free future. #FoodBanks 🎟️Wed, 14 Oct, 6:30 PM: ow.ly/fEXu50ZMwba
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As MPs debate the Assisted Dying Bill today, Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere, authors of 'Assisted Dying', argue that Westminster should learn from Jersey’s consultative approach rather than revive the previous bill, creating safer legislation with broader support. ow.ly/fFYh50ZMvXV
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Can Westminster learn from Jersey’s Assisted Dying Law? - Transforming Society
Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere, authors of 'Assisted Dying', argue that while reintroducing the previous assisted dying bill may be politically practical, Westminster should instead learn from Jersey’s more consultative and flexible model to create safer, more widely supported legislation.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#SocialWorkers play a central role in improving the mental health of care-experienced children and young people, yet they often face gaps in guidance on how best to respond to the challenges faced. ow.ly/F9fN50ZLgtw
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Publishing this month! 📖 'A Taste for Change' makes the case for a food bank free future and sets out what it will take to get there. Trussell #Foodbanks #FoodInequality ow.ly/LCG750ZLUXB
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We’re excited to exhibit at the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference in Cardiff! Visit the @policypress stand to browse #Housing and #Planning books and journals and meet our editor Emily Watt. Book a meeting: ow.ly/Fw7B50ZFxfL
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This book will interest a broad array of scholars, 'as well as policymakers willing to question the moral vocabulary of “raising aspirations”.' Read Yulu Hou's #BookReview of "Reframing education failure and aspiration" by Sean Best 👇️ doi.org/10.1080/0013... @policypress.bsky.social
Book cover of 'Reframing education failure and aspiration: the rise of the meritocracy' by Shaun Best
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Bringing together voices of survivors, activists, practitioners and researchers, this collection interrogates why countless interventions by governments, NGOs and international bodies continue to fail. #HumanTrafficking ow.ly/yW5Y50ZKHWU
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Attending #VSVR2026 in Bristol this week? Make sure you visit the Policy Press stand where we’ll have books and journals on display and for sale. @vssn1.bsky.social
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2026 is a year of milestones: We’re celebrating 10 years of Bristol University Press, 30 years of Policy Press and 150 years of the University of Bristol. Our mission remains the same: to publish work that matters. 🌟 Browse the anniversary brochure: ow.ly/uauO50Zuica
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Book Launch: Beyond Risk in Adolescent Safeguarding. Exploring how safeguarding can move beyond risk management to create conditions where all young people can flourish. 📖Read open access: ow.ly/s1M450ZKBlx 🎟️24 Sept | 6 PM | Coram Institute: ow.ly/tjNb50ZKBlz
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Attending #ICRMC26 in Manchester or online? We hope you’re having a great conference! Check out our book series – Creative Research Methods in Practice – and subscribe to our newsletter for 25% off! ow.ly/7Loi50ZKkCk
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Creative Research Methods in Practice
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#BackToUni? Enjoy 50% off all textbooks! 📚 Whether you're starting your degree, returning for another year, or preparing to teach, discover essential textbooks across the social sciences. Use code SMC03 to get 50% off until 6 Sept. #BookSale #50Off ow.ly/ph1E50ZEJz9
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎉This year, we're celebrating three milestones: • 10 years of Bristol University Press • 30 years of Policy Press • 150 years of the University of Bristol These anniversaries celebrate our commitment to publishing research that inspires change. ow.ly/gzTV50ZEM8M
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📚 Book launch: The Fair Necessities. Author Will Snell argues that Britain’s deep #Inequalities threaten our #Society, #Economy and #Democracy, and sets out how we can build a fairer country. 📅 8 Sept | 6:30–7:45 pm 📍 Bush House, London ow.ly/cje550ZypPM
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The Fair Necessities
Tuesday 8 September 2026, 6.30pm to 7.45pm (UK time) 8th Floor (North Side), Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference starts next week! If you’d like to chat about a #Planning or #Housing book project: 📍 Come and talk to us at the stand 📩 Or get in touch with editor Emily Watt at emily.watt@bristol.ac.uk ➡️Book a meeting: ow.ly/moK750ZFxiu
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Our argument is you’re basically losing #Talent if you’re not forensically or more forensically, I should say, thinking about how you define talent." Listen to the full #Podcast: www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/…
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PODCAST: Cracking the class code - Transforming Society
Is class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these class barriers.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#BackToUni? Enjoy 50% off all textbooks! 📚 Whether you're starting your degree, returning for another year, or preparing to teach, discover essential textbooks across the social sciences. Use code SMC03 to get 50% off until 6 Sept. #BookSale #50Off ow.ly/ph1E50ZEJz9
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Is #Class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these #ClassBarriers. ow.ly/t4M850ZFbSM
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PODCAST: Cracking the class code - Transforming Society
Is class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these class barriers.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🎙️Have you listened to the Transforming Society podcast? Hear from authors and researchers as they discuss the issues behind their work, from social policy and inequality to politics, migration and more. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/theme…
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
'Impoverished: How to Fix Britian’s Poverty Problem' sets out the deep-seated roots lying beneath the persistently high levels of #Poverty in the UK and, in doing so, identifies what needs to be done to rebuild Britain’s worn social contract. ow.ly/XAK850ZAsHw
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POLICY BRIEFING: Taking a different approach to tackling poverty - Transforming Society
This policy briefing explores the deep-rooted causes of poverty in the UK and argues for a new approach focused on living standards, essential goods and universal public services rather than income alone.
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📚 Book launch: The Fair Necessities. Author Will Snell argues that Britain’s deep #Inequalities threaten our #Society, #Economy and #Democracy, and sets out how we can build a fairer country. 📅 8 Sept | 6:30–7:45 pm 📍 Bush House, London ow.ly/tE4i50ZypPN
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The Fair Necessities
Tuesday 8 September 2026, 6.30pm to 7.45pm (UK time) 8th Floor (North Side), Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG
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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This policy briefing explores the deep-rooted causes of #Poverty in the UK and argues for a new approach focused on living standards, essential goods and universal public services rather than income alone. ow.ly/9x8G50ZAsFc
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POLICY BRIEFING: Taking a different approach to tackling poverty - Transforming Society
This policy briefing explores the deep-rooted causes of poverty in the UK and argues for a new approach focused on living standards, essential goods and universal public services rather than income alone.
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