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The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that her Autumn Budget was one based on ‘the right choices for a fairer, stronger, and more secure Britain.’ It is a Budget which she says, ‘will bring down inflation and provide immediate relief for families’ and is based on ‘fair taxes, strong public services and a stable economy.’ […]

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The Universal Credit Act has now become law. Despite some important concessions by the UK Government in the legislative process, the Act represents a continued retreat from the UK’s commitment to economic, social and cultural rights with its failure to provide protections for all. At Just Fair, our vision is for a UK where everyone […]

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Today, the Employment Rights Bill reaches its final House of Lords stage and is on the brink of becoming law. The UK Government calls it the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation,” with the potential to transform workplaces across the country. But whether it delivers real change will depend on what happens […]

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What does it take to build a truly rights-based movement for racial justice? Seven months into our Racial Justice through Human Rights (RJtHR) programme, one thing is clear: change doesn’t happen without trust – and trust takes time, collaboration, and listening. RJtHR is a partnership between Just Fair and Black South West Network (BSWN) to […]

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This article was orginally published in the Big Issue. The UK Government has recently unveiled a new immigration White Paper, and the prime minister has signalled a tougher stance on migration — but missing from both is a commitment to the basic rights and dignity of people seeking asylum. These developments risk entrenching the same […]

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Today we publish our submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN CESCR) seventh review of the UK, on behalf of civil society in England, and a joint statement sent to UN CESCR signed by 70 civil society organisations across the UK. The system is failing Our submission, compiled from evidence […]

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This is a guest blog written by Dr Aristi Volou, Lecturer, Department of Law, Goldsmiths, University of London summarizing a paper on the relationship between democracy and economic and social rights in the UK. This paper makes the case for the (legal or constitutional) recognition, justiciability and practical observance of economic and social rights in […]

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Background In the UK today, our rights of everyday life are protected in international law, but not in our domestic law. This makes them insecure and difficult to enforce. However, Scotland is working to change this, and this is important for the protection of rights across the UK. The Scottish Government has recently confirmed that […]

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Guest blog by Siobhán Harding, Policy and Research Officer at the Women’s Support Network. Siobhán is a member of the UK ESCR Network. The combination of a lack of local government in Northern Ireland, the ongoing impact of welfare reform policies and a cost-of-living crisis has created a perfect storm pushing many people into poverty, […]

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The cost-of-living crisis, which dominated headlines last year, has gradually been replaced by newer developments in the news cycle, but millions are still being affected, as evidenced the Joseph Rowntree Foundation State of Poverty report, published today. The report shows, that for those particularly affected, the cost-of-living crisis has been raging for well over a […]