Nearly a million more young adults are now living with their parents than 20 years ago, research into the housing crisis suggests. A quarter of 20 to 34-year-olds now live with their parents, a third […]
Just For Show: Lacklustre New Scheme Demonstrates the Government’s Disregard for Working Class Women
Penny Mordaunt, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has unveiled a campaign to increase female working-class employment levels, focusing particularly on getting more women into well paid and high-skilled jobs. She said: “it will be […]
The End of Austerity? Don’t be Absurd
Last week, we saw the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, deliver the annual budget. The defining moment of this year’s budget was Hammond’s bold declaration that “the era of austerity is finally coming to […]
Will the New Budget Solve Our Debt Problems?
Last week, news broke that the Chancellor was looking at ways to fill a black hole of nearly £20bn in the public finances before the budget later this month. Recent analysis shows that the deficit […]
Public sector workers deserve better than real-terms pay cut
If you have ever been ill, attended a school or had to call the emergency services, then congratulations, the overwhelming odds are that you have benefited from the labour of public sector workers. These are […]
The disturbing mind-set of government
When people say, as they often do these days, that politicians are out of touch, they tend to mean that they are ignorant of popular opinion or culture. Recent events have brought to light the […]
Photojournal | The Real Junk Food Project – waste, poverty and revolution
The Real Junk Food Café is situated in Armley, a short bus ride south west from Leeds City Centre. Entering the town, it is easy to lose count of how many factory buildings had been […]
TV | The Dangers of Downton Abbey
Christmas is a time for peace, love and difficult conversations with family about why you’re still single, or your decision to pursue a degree in the arts. Yet spare a thought for our friends the […]
News | In pictures – Leeds education workers on strike
Staff at the University of Leeds went on strike on Thursday in protest over pay and cuts to higher education. They proceeded to join striking staff from Leeds Met and other members of the public […]