Hazel Sheffield

Aug 3, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hazel Sheffield

At first glance, Melrose Avenue is just two ordinary rows of terrace houses, tucked behind Moseley Road in Birmingham. Only the eye-catching orange benches and a pair of communal pink bicycles suggest something special is happening here. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Jan Burley, a retired social worker who lives at number 10, fills her watering can and helps the children and grandchildren on the street to water the mint and coriander they are growing on shared planters.

Jul 17, 2024 | iiresearch.com | Hazel Sheffield

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Jul 1, 2024 | msn.com | Hazel Sheffield

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Jul 1, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hazel Sheffield

Twice as many Britons support tax increases to pay for public services as those who believe they should be reduced even if it means further public service cuts, according to new a report. A study released by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, a research body set up by the fund manager, said the public are willing to support policies that they don’t think will benefit their own finances, despite almost two in five (39%) of households now classed as having serious financial difficulties.

Jun 24, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hazel Sheffield |Larry Elliott

The crisis of poverty that has taken root in the UK over the past 14 years has been laid bare in two reports that reveal the devastating effects low wages and price increases on the lives of 900,000 children. With both main parties proposing tough welfare spending plans, reports have highlighted the link between rising child poverty and slow wage growth under five Conservative governments since 2010 – the slowest growth since the second world war.