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Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2)

Poverty and destitution in the UK, even among those employed, and harsh government policy ‘solutions’ like punitive ‘job centers’ hit the most vulnerable hardest, including women and people with disabilities, explains UN Special Rapporteur, Philip…

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UK Poverty Is the Consequence of Ideological Policy Choices of the Government (2/2)

The British model since 2010, based on ‘austerity’ can be seen as a transfer of resources from the poor to the relatively wealthy, explains UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty & Human Rights, Philip Alston…

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