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Wealth tax on the 10 richest families could rescue 30,000 children from poverty

Enough money to lift 30,000 children out of poverty could be generated from just the top 10 richest families in Scotland if the country introduced a…

The National (Scotland)

Wealth tax on 10 richest Scots could lift 30,000 out of poverty, report suggests

The STUC said the £492 million a year raised could alternatively fund 12,000 new nurses in hospitals, or 11,000 more teachers in classrooms.

Evening Standard

Scottish council launches online family support directory for Challenge Poverty Week

A SCOTTISH council has launched a new family support directory to mark this year's Challenge Poverty Week (October 6-12)

The National (Scotland)

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NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Scotland on course to miss child poverty reduction target

Scotland is on course to miss a child poverty reduction target by a “large margin”, a report has warned

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney calls on Labour Government to scrap 'punitive' two-child cap

John Swinney has said the Scottish Government is committed to putting “more money in people’s pockets” and has called on the UK Government to…

The National (Scotland)

Poor review – adaptation of Katriona O’Sullivan’s memoir is rich in spirit

O’Sullivan’s account of a childhood and early adulthood marked by poverty, addiction and abuse is made into an at times affectingly raw play by Sonya Kelly

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'We need to get rid of it': SNP MP blasts Chancellor plans to 'taper' two-child cap

CHILDREN should “not be put in tiers”, an SNP MP has said, following reports that the Chancellor is considering a “tapered” approach to…

The National (Scotland)

What have Labour said about the two-child benefit cap? See the timeline

BEFORE Keir Starmer became Prime Minister he vowed to scrap the two-child benefit cap to “tackle the vast social injustice in our country.”

The National (Scotland)

‘I’m fearful people will die’: Pennsylvania reckons with impact of Trump cuts

In Johnstown, thousands live in poverty – and voters went for Trump. How are people feeling as his devastating cuts take hold?

The Guardian - US

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints

FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Economic Freedom Begins Recovery From COVID-Era Government Meddling

Authoritarian pandemic policy made the world poorer and less free.

Reason

‘Hey dingus’: Australian vlogger gets torn apart for ‘poverty tourism’ after trying to ‘survive’ India’s ‘deadliest slum’

Maybe don't treat the life many people are living like a zoo.

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The Independent UK

What challenges might the new archbishop of Canterbury face?

From issues within the Church to wider political topics, the religious leader will be expected to speak on various subjects.

Evening Standard

Phillipson says there is ‘real urgency’ to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Campaigners say it pulls more than 100 children across the UK into poverty every day.

The Conversation

Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies

Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such as dams, power plants and transport networks were central to its strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction. This reflected a top-down…

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners urged to tell new story on child poverty in Scotland

Charities launch practical guide for campaigners, saying ‘the way we talk about it doesn’t always help’

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Rachel Reeves to lift two-child cap in Autumn Budget, reports say

RACHEL Reeves is set to lift the two-child benefits cap in the Autumn Budget, according to reports.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on child poverty: the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap can’t come soon enough

Editorial: Extra services for poorer families are welcome, but real progress requires the raising of incomes

Evening Standard

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit limit in November Budget

Chancellor fails to deny report she will make an announcement on the controversial policy in her Budget statement

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson says scrapping two-child benefit cap is ‘definitely on the table’

The education secretary argued there is ‘absolutely’ more to do when it comes to tackling child poverty, adding that she will ‘make it happen’

The Independent UK

Streeting to set out £500m package to boost social care pay

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vow to end ‘poverty pay’ in social care.

The National (Scotland)

'Millions of pounds' of council tax debt could be written off in fresh proposals

Changes proposed to the Housing Bill could lead to millions of pounds of council tax debt being written off, the Scottish Greens have claimed ...

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