Poverty Prevention
A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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A government ‘ministry of poverty’ could help us change course
There’s no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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There’s no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking
Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty
The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
UK poverty in 2020: ‘No family could have planned for a pandemic’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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UK poverty in 2020: ‘No family could have planned for a pandemic’
Rashford ‘proud’ as Government announces £400m for children and families![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rashford ‘proud’ as Government announces £400m for children and families
Marcus Rashford launches new campaign to end child food poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Marcus Rashford launches new campaign to end child food poverty
Lord Bird urges Wales to keep fighting to prevent poverty![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Lord Bird urges Wales to keep fighting to prevent poverty
Budget 2017: ‘We’re missing the bigger picture,’ says John Bird![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Budget 2017: ‘We’re missing the bigger picture,’ says John Bird
‘A cow is as good as a man – or better.’ African Initiatives in Tanzania![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘A cow is as good as a man – or better.’ African Initiatives in Tanzania
John Bird: People living in poverty can be part of their own solution![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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John Bird: People living in poverty can be part of their own solution
Lord John Bird: Why can’t the government create a poverty prevention unit?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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