CCTV to be compulsory in all slaughterhouses in England to help enforce animal cruelty laws
All slaughterhouses in England will have to be fitted with CCTV cameras in a bid to improve animal welfare and enforce laws against cruelty
Free money: would a basic income create a fairer society?
With countries including Finland, the Netherlands and France considering pilot schemes this year, the idea of a universal basic income is gaining momentum. Giving every citizen the same monthly [...]
How compassion and understanding can end the economy of shame
Could society move beyond the rhetoric of 'strivers' and 'skivers' and be rebuilt around understanding and compassion? The effects would be revolutionary, argues Elena Blackmore
Money for nothing: the utopian ideal?
It’s easy to assume that simply giving people money makes them lazy, yet a wealth of scientific research proves the contrary: free money helps. It’s time for a radical reform of the welfare [...]
New campaign asks benefit claimants to share their positive stories
More than 70 charities back the campaign, which calls on government to understand the real reasons people struggle
The upside of benefits
A new report from the TUC has shown that the British public largely supports the welfare system once it realises where benefit money actually goes. Natalie Revie speaks to four people whose lives [...]
