Inequalities

Month: March 2014

  • Exploring TV’s new obsession with ‘Poverty Porn’

    One of our regular readers, Jayne Linney, runs a fascinating blog over at http://jaynelinney.wordpress.com/. In one of her recent posts she examines the renewed surge of interest in patronising documentaries about poor communities. Definitely worth a read: http://jaynelinney.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/poverty-journalism-and-the-media-patronisation-of-the-poor/  

  • Why isn’t the child poverty consultation more child friendly?

    Why isn’t the child poverty consultation more child friendly?

    In this guest post Sarah Brooks-Wilson examines whether the UK government’s latest consultation on child poverty is likely to be accessible to those most affected. What a huge relief that as adults, we no longer need to speak on behalf of children.  Last week the UK Government launched a child poverty e-consultation which invited the […]