Britain seems stuck in a doom loop of poverty. I have a plan to raise billions to address that
But how to fix it? Three seismic shifts have unfolded over the last decade.
First, the welfare safety net has been systematically shredded, with the government abandoning responsibilities taken for granted since 1945.
Second, charities and food banks, which have taken over from universal credit as the last line of defence, are exhausted and justifiably angry about having to pick up the pieces with insufficient resources. They even fear their desperate relief efforts could provide cover for the government walking further away.
Third, unsure how they fit into a poverty-free, pollution-free future, the corporate sector has in the last decade donated less, not more.
Yet the many business leaders who are now championing a greater sense of environmental and social responsibility know they can, and should, play a bigger role.
... show moreBritain seems stuck in a doom loop of poverty. I have a plan to raise billions to address that
But how to fix it? Three seismic shifts have unfolded over the last decade.
First, the welfare safety net has been systematically shredded, with the government abandoning responsibilities taken for granted since 1945.
Second, charities and food banks, which have taken over from universal credit as the last line of defence, are exhausted and justifiably angry about having to pick up the pieces with insufficient resources. They even fear their desperate relief efforts could provide cover for the government walking further away.
Third, unsure how they fit into a poverty-free, pollution-free future, the corporate sector has in the last decade donated less, not more.
Yet the many business leaders who are now championing a greater sense of environmental and social responsibility know they can, and should, play a bigger role.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/27/britain-seems-stuck-in-a-doom-loop-of-poverty-i-have-a-plan-to-raise-billions-to-address-that
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Communities, charities, companies and government could work together to rescue millions of people, says former prime minster Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown (The Guardian)
