Watching and reading the arguments Tory MPs put forward for voting against an extension of free school meals over the school holidays, there seems to be a common thread. Nearly all of them use the argument of dependency, that is relying on the state to provide for us rather than supporting ourselves through personal responsibility. These arguments are not new, "Booth and Rowntree found the greatest cause of poverty was not, as often believed, feckless shirking by the irrespon

I’m delighted to be able to share the news that Lewisham is taking part in a ground breaking pilot to help people experiencing homelessness to access support services through an innovative new approach. We have been working closely with Proxy Address for a number of months to develop this service - which aims to fix the catch 22 of losing a permanent address by allowing those facing homelessness to “borrow” an existing address so they can access vital services. Lewisham is th