Poverty
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Opinion
This 2019 documentary perfectly predicted what is happening in the UK right now
And you can still watch it now.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Politics
Why Taiwo Owatemi’s powerful speech on feeding families is going viral
It comes after yesterday’s debate around extending free school meals.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Celebrity
Marcus Rashford says his mum is the “real deserving recipient” of his MBE
“As a young Black man from Wythenshawe, never did I think I would be accepting an MBE”
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Marcus Rashford explains why saying it’s a parent’s “job” to feed their kids is damaging
“It’s comments like this that prevent people from speaking their truth and asking for help.”
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- Lauren Geall
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- Lauren Geall
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Annuziata Rees-Mogg’s comments about food poverty highlight a much wider issue
The politician and journalist has come under fire for her tweets about the price of healthy food.
Opinion
Can Marcus Rashford’s campaign break the stigma around money and poverty shame?
Free school meals only scratch the surface of a much bigger issue.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Marcus Rashford’s open letter to the government has ensured meals for school children
He has shared his own experience of growing up on free school meals.
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Food banks need your help right now – follow Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ lead
Celebrities are banding together to support those in need during the crisis.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Life
How to help the homeless in cold weather
Simple actions to take if you're worried about a homeless person this winter.
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- Megan Murray
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People
Nobel prize winner Esther Duflo referred to as nameless ‘wife’ – and Twitter is furious
Anger as new economic sciences laureate is diminished by media coverage
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- Anna Brech
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People
Cash Carraway: From sex worker to published author
The writer was living in poverty and working in the sex industry when her blog was spotted by a publisher.
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- Hannah Keegan
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- Sarah Shaffi
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Your guide to this year’s best non-fiction books
From an homage to Dirty Dancing to a book of the best speeches by women, this is 2019's must-read non-fiction.
Books
This gritty working-class memoir is a must-read for anyone who grew up in poverty
“I felt ashamed of being poor, until I found this working-class writer”
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Teens in Nepal document the stigma surrounding periods
“We are kept separately and not touched. I feel hated.”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Visible Women
Meet the woman whose accident inspired her to help London's communities
"The need is more"
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- Emily Reynolds
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Life
People need food banks now more than ever – here’s how you can help
Sainsbury’s has launched shelf-edge labels to help shoppers easily identify the products that are most useful to food banks
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- Natasha Preskey
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People
Why Oprah and Meryl Streep have penned an open letter on gender equality to world leaders
“Poverty is sexist.”
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- Susan Devaney
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Visible Women
These girl-led grassroots organisations seriously deserve your attention
You've probably never heard of them, but you really need to
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- Anisa Easterbrook
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- Moya Crockett
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 2/3/18
A new invention promises to make your period more eco-friendly - and the life expectancy of England’s poorest girls has fallen
Life
Former homeless women share tips on the donations that really matter
Being homeless is made even worse for women the week of the month when their period comes.
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- Hayley Spencer
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