The growing use of food banks in Britain shows that some people are "falling through the cracks in the system", the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has admitted.
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As Google and Apple are probed on tax avoidance, it's time for political leaders around the world to take a stand and stamp the practice out
Wednesday 22 May 2013
We are losing £100bn annually through aggressive tax avoidance
Osborne has paid lip service to tackling tax havens, but when will the hard work actually start?
Friday 10 May 2013
Ten of the world’s tax havens are UK-linked territories - the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The clue is in the names.
International Women’s Day: what’s on in the United, er, Queendom
Thursday 07 March 2013
If you think Trending has thrown its weight behind International Women’s Day, you should see what the rest of the country is doing.
Oxfam to donate its archive to Bodlean
Monday 25 February 2013
Oxfam is to donate its 70-year archive to Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries, it was announced today.
Coldplay fans asked to appear in crowd sourced video
Monday 18 February 2013
Oxfam is looking for Coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to campaign against one of the world’s greatest human injustices.
Aid agencies are struggling to cope with Mali refugees
Sunday 20 January 2013
Aid agencies are struggling to cope with the scale of the humanitarian crisis in West Africa caused by thousands of Malians fleeing conflict, according to a study out this week.
Oxfam has it right, it's time for aid organisations to see Africa differently
Thursday 03 January 2013
We need to move past the stereotypical images of poverty and helplessness
UK to end financial aid to India by 2015
Friday 09 November 2012
British aid to India is to be brought to an end in 2015 in recognition of the booming sub-continent’s “changing place in the world”.
Global recession halts decades of steady progress in reducing world hunger
Tuesday 09 October 2012
Two decades of steady progress in reducing world hunger have come to a stop with the recession of the last four years, new figures from the United Nations reveal.
World Bank 'has aided land grabs'
Thursday 04 October 2012
The World Bank has been accused of facilitating land grabs in some of the world's poorest countries after a raft of formal complaints from communities affected by projects it has financed.
Oxfam shrugs off the gloom with a record income
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Poverty charity Oxfam achieved record income figures last year despite the downturn in the third sector, which has left many charities struggling for donations.
Oxfam bucks trend with record £385m income
Tuesday 24 July 2012
The poverty charity Oxfam achieved record income figures last year despite the downturn in the third sector, which has left many charities struggling for donations. The latest UK Giving Report published by the Charities Aid Foundation showed a 4.3 per cent drop in aggregate donations to large charities.
Oxfam hopes for Federer Wimbledon win after man leaves bet in will
Saturday 07 July 2012
While the nation roots for its first British Wimbledon champion in 76 years, one charity could be hoping that Federer takes the title.
Top law firm celebrates International Women's Day with cake-baking competition
Saturday 10 March 2012
A top UK law firm has celebrated International Women's Day with a 'bake off'.
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