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Letter: Benjamin Selwyn says the Democratic party failed to drain the swamp of poverty and inequality that amplifies Trump’s faux populism, while Paul Nickells points the finger at Joe Biden’s late departure

A glass cabinet was damaged during the incident at Edinburgh Castle last November.

Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many

They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ...

Child Poverty Action Group, which is supporting the women’s case, has described the current benefit rules as ‘inhumane’.

Zimbabwe’s dramatic landscapes and enduring struggles resonate in Gillian Rosselli’s abstract paintings, which reveal her homeland’s resilience amid drought, poverty and environmental decline. Rosselli has made her European debut this year with two major exhibitions – at the Zimbabwe pavilion in the Venice Biennale and at the “Also Known as…

There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international law.

THE UK Government has been condemned by the SNP for the “conscious” and “calculated political decision” to keep children in poverty…

Research suggests direct, unrestricted financial support may reduce child abuse and help keep families together

The Glaswegian comedian who grew up in poverty and married a gangster put her life experience at the heart of her work

Exclusive: Researchers who studied babies in Scotland believe cuts to benefits and services are linked to rise