November 2019 - Life on the Breadline

New book: Second Class Citizens by Stef Benstead

‘Second Class Citizens’ by Stef Benstead was recently published. Here, Stef shares her thoughts in relation to the book: Stef writes: “Second Class Citizens provides a comprehensive view of the history of the UK’s treatment of disabled people, from living with their families in agrarian communities, through monasteries, asylums, workhouses, Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 4 years15th November 2019 ago

Voluntary sector responses to food poverty: responding in the short-term and working for longer-term change

How can voluntary sector responses to food poverty respond in the short-term to people’s need, and work for longer-term change? Are responses a sticking plaster without addressing the causes of food poverty? Life on the Breadline’s Research Fellow, Stephanie Denning, engages with these questions in a paper recently published in Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 4 years8th November 2019 ago