The family of a man who starved to death four months after his benefits were cut off has called on...
Last week, a letter signed by 18 organisations was published in the Nigerian media. The letter focussed on a new piece...
A new wave of corporate trade deals threaten to increase global inequality, undermine democracy and hand public service provision to...
I’m supposed to be writing an important human rights report, but the political messages around today have tempted me to...
"and over here is some of that green crap we've all been working so hard to get rid of...."...
Criss-crossing the wealthy shires of flooded Southern England go the media, with tearful presenters comforting the normally comfortable about damp sofas...
The Independent Workers Union (IWGB) confirmed today that porters and cleaners working for MITIE at the Royal Opera House have...
Turkey’s parliament passed legislation late Wednesday night that critics say will drastically reduce internet freedom in the country — and...
An Occupy Wall Street activist is due to go on trial in New York on Monday, almost two years after...
Recent legal judgements may make the collection of the hated bedroom tax all but impossible. .. Crucial definitions of what...
Wind, rain and waves continue to batter and flood the UK after years of environmental neglect. Floodwater also contains sewage,...
The word 'entitlement' is ambiguous. For working people it means "earned benefits." For the rich, the concept of entitlement is...
Today, the Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc) signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Shell. Thanks to Greenpeace for the tip....
A new report by People & Planet, Platform and 350.org has exposed the extent to which the fossil fuel industry...
A UN human rights expert has called on the government to assess the impact of its welfare reforms on the...
The estimated £50m daily cost of London’s Tube strikes is based on a 2007 survey of just 315 businesses. Since...
The announcement this week by the gas company Cuadrilla that it wants to drill and frack up to eight new...
A new book chronicles the failure of the mainstream media--and most especially the business press, including publications like Forbes, Fortune, and The...
Some of the richest people in the UK are getting lucrative hidden tax breaks that cost ordinary taxpayers dear. Initial estimates suggest that tax perks...
In modern Britain, today, right now, the basics of survival are being withdrawn from people whom British society deems unworthy. Vulnerable people, often...
Shocking story from Democracy Now in the US of how thousands of children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who...
Part of our regular series highlighting the wonderful work of our friends @ Positive Money.
Regulatory capture – the process by which government bodies come under the thumb of the industries they are set up...
Hate attacks against poor people are fashionable at the moment. Even people in the most dire of circumstances are fair game for bigoted attacks and...
While the rich countries were most affected by the global economic crisis, there are signs of recovery. Although India and...
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) gave evidence in the European Parliament this week about the effect of the Troika...
Much of this video is very relevant to the UK too, as we race towards the neoliberal bottom along with...
Up to 70,000 people face bailiff action over council tax arrears, following government cuts in council tax benefit for the poorest families in...
A MAN forced to give up work with heart problems had his benefits axed for failing to complete a capability...
We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. “Enough Is Enough” lays out...