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#talkmoney? What money?
First, we talked about financial inclusion, then the recession came. Then, we talked about financial capability, then welfare reform came.…
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Pause, play or stop? Is the government even considering options on UC?
Last week Citizens Advice repeated its call for the roll-out of Universal Credit to be paused. Its chief exec, Gillian Guy, described…
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‘I’ll take that’: When the ‘haves’ envy the ‘have nots’
Over the past 15 years, much of the country’s social housing has been transformed. Acres of low rise flats, tower…
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Sorry, not sorry, I’m a pragmatist
When it comes to Universal Credit, we’re not trying to change the system. We need to change the world. (Well,…
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Grenfell: How the undeserving became the deserving poor
The country should be on a civil emergency footing. It’s hard to think of any moments in history, other than…
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The Doomsday Cupboard: Getting set for Universal Credit
In the next issue of Quids In! we’re looking at what it takes to stockpile a month’s worth of groceries. It’s been…
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If you’re tired of being talked down to, stand up
I led the first of our official Quids In-branded money management sessions on 19th April that, from here on, will…
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The People Like Us Party
Back before there was such a thing as Brexit, a friend told me she had been invited to a ‘people…
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Anti trust: Facebook blew it for all of us
Trust is the most valuable asset organisations with social purpose own. It is critical for engaging people in need and…
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Fear, mistrust and the digital divide
There’s crime and then there’s the fear of crime. Sometimes our perceptions worry government most. If they are feeling less…