Episode 67 - UN Report on Poverty in Britain

This week we read through the first couple of pages of the UN’s damning report on poverty in the UK. Follow along here: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/poverty/eom_gb_16nov2018.pdf 

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[1] Thinknation - http://thinknation.co 

[2] Rutger Bregman - Poverty isn’t a lack of character - https://www.ted.com/talks/rutger_bregman_poverty_isn_t_a_lack_of_character_it_s_a_lack_of_cash?language=en 

[3] Mindful March - https://www.actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march 

[4] Younger people wanted to remain - https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2016/06/27/how-britain-voted 

[5] Wildfires in Sussex - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47421306 

[6] Gun Club Shamina Begum target practice - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/27/uk-shooting-range-uses-shamima-begum-image-for-targets 

[7] Steal Like an Artist - https://amzn.to/2EAv0AV 

[8] Show Your Work - https://amzn.to/2SIF3Jq 

[9] Infinite Music Machine video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bCmiLcfPSE&list=PLWng0deEc0VOPsTmgtbhFY4uWzLFHbXqo 

[10] Endlesss - Tim Exile - https://beta.endlesss.fm 

[11] Social Experimentalist - https://www.youtube.com/user/spiritualentertainer 

[12] Witnessing animal cruelty vegans - https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/vegan-activist-burnout-animals-agony-broke-me 

[13] Beveridge Report - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beveridge_Report 

[14] Suma cooperative where everybody gets paid the same - http://www.suma.coop/ 

[15] AOC equal pay - https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-vows-pay-staff-starting-salary-52k-promote-living-1341722 

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