It’s important to provide safe, independent housing

It’s been 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act came into force in the UK, a law touted as ‘ending the battle of the sexes’ by prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status. I

There is something pleasant in the thought that joviality will reign to-morrow in such grim homes as London workhouses,” a reporter for the West Londoner wrote on Christmas Eve 1870. “There will be an

And so it goes on. The government is to reconsider its decision not to compensate women hit by changes to the state-pension age. Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary at the time who made that

As the festive lights begin to twinkle, it’s clear the glow is not evenly shared. For some, a home means warmth, security and celebration. For others, it’s a grotty or unaffordable place, a temporary

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

This week’s dream: a little corner of Blighty ...