Surviving While Excluded
During the past year, up to 3 million people have been left out of the government’s Covid-19 response schemes – they have faced the pandemic without any income support, and the consequences have often been dire.
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Kirsty Purnell
Kirsty Purnell is a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in Southwark News and the South London Press.
‘Coal Not Dole’: The Legacy of the Miners’ Strike
The Miners’ Strike – which began on this week in 1984 – was one of the biggest disputes in British history. But it wasn’t just a fight over jobs, it was a battle for and by communities which Thatcher set out to destroy.