Half of struggling families have no spending money after monthly bills
Amid the rising cost of living, 49 per cent of families in financial hardship have nothing left after housing costs…
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We’re not all in it together – the cost-of-living crisis is a matter of class
Most of us are having to cut back on our spending. For some this is an inconvenience; for others it…
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Doesn’t Liz Truss know climate change isn’t gender neutral?
Women are more affected by climate change than men. The UK government must acknowledge this in its upcoming development strategy.
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“Is Levelling Up still the core mission?” – Andy Burnham and other policy leaders react to the Spring Statement
How will Rishi Sunak make his numbers add up and what does it mean for regional development and the cost…
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Andrea Elliott’s story of American poverty is non-fiction writing at its best
Invisible Child follows Dasani Coates and her family in New York as they battle a racist system that is rigged…
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How the end of the eviction ban has pushed thousands into homelessness
Between July and September 2021, 36,510 households became homeless following the end of the eviction ban in May.
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Will the £20 Universal Credit cut become Boris Johnson’s government’s worst decision?
From food banks to Whitehall, the New Statesman reports from the front line of a life-changing policy.
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