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This article <b>'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty “
</b>published in Big Issue on 10 June 2024 highlights the issue of poverty that is impacting millions of children across the UK.</div>
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Details at <u><a href="https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/child-poverty-pupil-premium-general-election-childhood-trust/" id="OWA3bdfc2ca-6d71-f34e-619a-c9622cddbbe3" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/child-poverty-pupil-premium-general-election-childhood-trust/</a></u></div>
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<b>There are 4.3 million children across the UK living in poverty</b> <u><a href="https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/uk-poverty-the-facts-figures-effects-solutions-cost-living-crisis/" id="OWAf2eb51a2-d4c7-0bf8-2cbe-52d93cfb7996" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/uk-poverty-the-facts-figures-effects-solutions-cost-living-crisis/</a></u></div>
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<u><a href="https://equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk" id="OWAedb02a13-793c-21e6-0dab-0ef9f1ba920e" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">The UK is one of the most unequal rich countries</a></u>. By 2023, the richest 50 families
in the UK held more wealth than half of the UK population, comprising 33.5 million people. UK has a multi-millionaire<b>
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<b>Fund to wipe school meal debt opened in Scotland</b></div>
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The pain of hunger is the same for everyone. I am humbly requesting all UK Billionaires to kindly have some compassion. </div>
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<b>Equality Trust Releases Cost of Inequality Report</b></div>
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<b>What does inequality cost the UK? </b></div>
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<b>£128.4 Billion each year</b></div>
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<b>Details at </b><a href="https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/equality-trust-releases-cost-inequality-report" id="OWAf33f1e39-6188-338f-ff34-407db932170a" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/equality-trust-releases-cost-inequality-report</a></div>
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<b>What’s the impact of the UK’s inequality?</b></div>
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<a href="https://nottherichlist.co.uk/whats-the-impact-of-the-uks-inequality/" id="OWA9e90e358-591d-47f0-c223-4846ebffff29" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://nottherichlist.co.uk/whats-the-impact-of-the-uks-inequality/</a></div>
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<u><a href="https://equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk/#wealthinequality" id="OWA7ccabe42-5ff0-d67f-b9c7-518bb273405f" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk/#wealthinequality</a></u></div>
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<b>What if the richest used their wealth for the common good?</b> Presented by The Equality Trust. Details at
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<b>It's crucial that the next government acts on the UK's inequality of wealth and power.</b> </div>
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On this year’s Social Mobility Awareness Day 2024, I would like to humbly request all UK Political parties to please support Free School Meals to all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools.</div>
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<u><a href="https://www.bigissue.com/tag/free-school-meals/" id="OWA99d9d4f6-bfeb-5a96-afab-467adfeb0fad" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://www.bigissue.com/tag/free-school-meals/</a></u></div>
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I have written an open letter <b>requesting UK Government to urgently take steps to provide Free School Meals to all students in all UK schools</b></div>
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<b>Details at </b><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2024-June/006497.html" id="OWA0e8014bf-d4a5-0fe8-6cda-b1b369c37081" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2024-June/006497.html</a></div>
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I request the kind support of all UK Political parties and UK Government to help make possible Free School Meals to all students (till Year 13) in all UK schools.</div>
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I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.</div>
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Best wishes</div>
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Professor of Practice in Science Policy at the University of Exeter | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</div>
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