Kate Belgrave travels around the UK talking to people affected by austerity. Her site is www.katebelgrave.com.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy are we talking about student debt but not benefit debt?
The state and its ‘providers’ are crushing people with debt. Rather than helping people, they own them. The problem...
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Published in: openSecurityThe realities of a daily trip to the jobcentre in a wheelchair
Film: a journey to the jobcentre reveals the near-Kafkaesque experience many have of the UK government's system of...
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Published in: openSecurityOutside the jobcentre: talking with jobseekers
Interviews with unemployed and underemployed people reveal the exacting impact of dealing with jobcentres and...
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Published in: openSecurityFocus E15: the young mothers' struggle for universal housing
For more than six months, a small group of young, homeless mothers have been battling for decent and secure social...
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Published in: ourNHSSocial care in the community - the fight for independent living
As the Care Bill returns to the Commons next week, the hospital closure clause isn't the only problem with it. The...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBloggers are best at covering local cuts across the UK: so we're being banned
Bloggers are essential for covering the council cuts: we know the local scene, are immune to pressure from...