Digital poverty risks losing a generation’s talents
Like food, warmth and safety, education is a basic need. It has the power to lift an individual out of poverty, to empower, to build self-esteem, and to open doors to a whole new world It’s vital. a...
Published on 12/05/2022
Dark day for human rights and humanity, says SVP
The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) has described the passing of the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill into law with no amendments as a “dark day for human rights and humanity.”The been...
Published on 28/04/2022
SVP brands plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘inhuman’
Government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing are “inhuman” and a punitive move for people that have already gone through so much already, says the St Vincent de Paul plans are...
Published on 18/04/2022
Leeds SVP member enters Ukraine war zone to deliver aid
Images of the war in Ukraine have left many of us feeling helpless, but for Phil Marshall, the crisis gave him the opportunity to turn his concern into action.Phil, a member of the Mother of in Leeds,...
Published on 07/04/2022
We are all worth so much more…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget was just another missed opportunity for the government to address the spiralling cost of living and add momentum and commitment to the Levelling Up rise in has...
Published on 30/03/2022
St Vincent de Paul Society responds to the Chancellor’s Budget
Today’s Budget announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak is delivered against the backdrop of an inflation rate expected to peak four times above the Bank of England’s 2% objective, and an which is at a...
Published on 23/03/2022
Ukraine Crisis – How to help
What is happening?The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has shocked the world. We need to stand by our brothers and sisters and support Ukrainian people as much as possible. Over the past week we've stories...
Published on 03/03/2022
Are we on the level?
Do you ever wonder that if everyone had the same opportunities in life, would the ‘captains of industry’, the people on the TV and in films, or people in positions of power be the same as they I a...
Published on 21/02/2022
Levelling Up White Paper is ‘a missed opportunity for the UK’
The government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper represents a missed opportunity to address the ingrained social and economic disparity across the UK, says the St Vincent de Paul of State for...
Published on 03/02/2022