Only 15% of families are eligible for legal aid which has led to huge swathes of UK becoming ‘legal advice deserts’, body says

Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK Home Office travel records used in a trial of a controversial anti-fraud crackdown that under which thousands of parents lost their child benefit were so flawed that almost half of the families initially flagged as having emigrated were still living in the UK, it has emerged. The pilot scheme saved HMRC £17m but left 46% of families targeted incorrectly suspected of fraud, a margin of error far in excess of the 1% to 5% scientifically acceptable. Continue reading...

Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor Gábo...

Una investigación cifra en 220.000 hogares de escasa renta aquellos que no pueden acceder a la ayuda por el requisito de patrimonio, "pese a que no tienen liquidez inmediata", explica al catedrático L...

A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025

Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor Gábo...

US soldiers in Germany may not receive November pay amid the prolonged US government shutdown. Emergency funds covered October salaries, but future payments are uncertain.

Labour should abolish the two child benefit cap and do so with pride write Alison Garnham of Child Poverty Action Group.

La Tax Justice Network calcula que las grandes empresas estadounidenses dejaron de pagar a Hacienda 3.200 millones en ese periodo al desviar beneficios a otras jurisdicciones

This morning, I was invited to a meeting in The House of Lords, along with Changing Realities, two other participants and members from other organisations. The roundtable – chaired by Baroness Ruth Lister and Professor Ruth Patrick – was also attended by other Lords, senior civil servants and Changing Realities funders. We discussed the government’s Child Poverty Strategy, which will hopefully be announced shortly after the budget in November.

The US federal government’s violent campaign of raids and detentions during the summer of 2025 in Los Angeles set the stage for similar and subsequent abuses in cities around the country.

Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a true victory for human rights.

Strasbourg 08/07/2025