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The right-wing press is the enemy of the poor
CHARLOTTE HUGHES was not impressed when The Sun newspaper asked for her help on a story about universal credit
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
UNIVERSAL credit. The two words echo in my ears constantly. Living in a town that has been subjected to universal credit for four years, I can strongly attest to the suffering that it has caused.
I document this weekly in my blog, The Poor Side Of Life. Because the site has many readers now, I am frequently approached by researchers from newspapers and media companies.
So you can imagine my surprise when I received an email from the Sun On Sunday requesting for my help.
For years the most vulnerable people have been stigmatised and discriminated against by the right-wing press, which takes the stance that every poor person must be a scrounger, every disabled person must be faking it.
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