Jackie Long
‘Threatened’ for publicising poverty: an uncharitable tale
Charities working with the poorest in society say government attitudes to their work are increasingly hostile.
Search results for ‘fuel poverty’
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DWP: winter fuel cuts could push 100,000 pensioners into poverty
It was one of the Labour government’s first policy announcements, and provoked fierce criticism from many of its own backbenchers as well as charities.
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‘Saudi is trying to use Africa’s poverty to enslave us to their fossil fuels’, says Power Shift Africa think tank director Mohamed Adow
It’s African countries where Saudi Arabia plans to ramp up sales of petrol and diesel cars, and the oil to fuel them.
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How poverty and corruption fuel terrorism across Africa
Attacks are on the rise across the African continent; a consequence of poverty, domestic grievances new and old, and Africa’s resource “curse”.
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Winter fuel payment cuts designed to ‘target support at people who need it’, says Ed Miliband
The government’s decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners is unpopular even inside the party’s conference hall.
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Scrapping winter fuel payments ‘a really difficult decision’, says Labour’s Lucy Powell
We spoke to Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, and started by asking her if Labour’s gloomy warnings were the right strategy.
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Millions in UK need to double income to escape poverty
When the cost of everything is spiralling, from housing to fuel and food, millions of ordinary people are facing an ever greater struggle to get by. Now a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says millions of people in the UK would need to double their income to escape poverty. Their damning report reveals…
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Energy price cap: Birmingham families forced to choose between food or fuel
Millions of people will be forced to choose between food or fuel, as the price cap rises – even those considered comfortably off – and especially for those already struggling. Like Birmingham – which has four out of the 10 constituencies in the country with the highest rate of child poverty. We’ve heard from some…
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Can Brazil put its football-fuelled awakening to sleep?
The Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil has sparked anti-government, anti-corruption protests across the country. Will President Rousseff’s concessions be enough to stem the revolt?
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Cameron calls for focus on extreme poverty
David Cameron calls for the next wave of international development targets to focus on extreme poverty.
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Fuel bills: how you can save up to £400
To coincide with a government energy summit, Channel 4 News looks at what consumers can do to cut their bills – and finds that annual savings of up to £400 can be made.
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Lib Dem Manifesto 2010: planes, poverty & footballs
The Liberal Democrats could be the deciding party in the next election. Their manifesto gets the FactCheck treatment.
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‘People will die’, says the CEO of National Energy Action
We were joined in the studio by Adam Scorer, who leads the charity, National Energy Action which campaigns against fuel poverty.
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Cost of living crisis taking its toll on Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland there are fears that, as the cost of living crisis grows, as much as 40% of the population could soon be living in fuel poverty.
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Oil company profits ‘disgusting’, say struggling families
We’ve been following the tough choices facing families in the Highlands, in the shadow of those north sea riches, where there’s higher fuel poverty than almost anywhere in the UK.
