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Lesson from America
After the Trump years, how will Biden help the millions of Americans in poverty?

Getting back to normal can’t be the aim of the incoming administration, as Covid has exacerbated existing inequalities, says author Mary O’Hara

Published: 9 Dec 2020

Published: 9 Dec 2020

Fears grow for those facing domestic abuse as England enters second lockdown

The domestic violence bill doesn’t go far enough, say its critics. Those at risk shouldn’t feel they have to stay home and suffer

Published: 5 Nov 2020

I wept after hearing women's stories. A decade of austerity has wrecked lives

Ten years of suffering has normalised hardship. As millions more are impoverished by coronavirus, we need an exit strategy, says social affairs writer Mary O’Hara

Published: 22 Jun 2020

Published: 22 Jun 2020

Coronavirus will cause child poverty to soar. So what can we do about it?

Politicians, parents and child poverty experts explain how we can stop the most vulnerable paying the biggest price

Published: 15 Apr 2020

Published: 15 Apr 2020

Lesson from America
US Democratic contenders are pushing disability up the agenda. But is it all talk?

It’s all very well promising disabled people ‘a seat at the table’. If elected, presidential hopefuls must make it a reality

Published: 28 Jan 2020

Published: 28 Jan 2020

Lesson from America
The NHS is a precious thing. Try being ill in the US if you don’t believe this

If we allow US ‘big pharma’ to get its hands on the NHS, drug costs will rocket and millions will be priced out of healthcare

Published: 5 Nov 2019

Published: 5 Nov 2019

Lesson from America
LA levels of homelessness were once unthinkable in the UK. Not any more

The swelling ranks of people living on the streets are austerity’s public face. It is nothing short of a national disgrace, says journalist and author Mary O’Hara

Published: 24 Sep 2019

Published: 24 Sep 2019

Lesson from America
Politicians must listen to young people on how poverty and mental health are linked

In countries such as the US and UK, those in poverty are far more likely to develop mental health problems, says Guardian columnist Mary O’Hara

Published: 13 Aug 2019

Published: 13 Aug 2019

Lesson from America
The UK needs its own rainy day bill, to protect people from debt

In the UK and the US, debt and poverty are now at crisis point, says Guardian columnist Mary O’Hara

Published: 7:00 AM

Published: 7:00 AM
Mental health 2019
'It's given me hope': the rapid growth of mental health recovery colleges

Model offers people in crisis a guiding hand from those with first‑hand experience

Published: 3:59 AM

Lesson from America
Disabled people deserve equal pay, too. Let’s start fighting for it

People with disabilities in the UK and US are less likely to have a job and when they do they earn less, says writer Mary O’Hara

Published: 26 Feb 2019

Published: 26 Feb 2019

Lesson from America
Everyone should be outraged by child poverty in Britain and the US

It is not normal that millions of children are living in poverty in two of the world’s richest countries, says columnist Mary O’Hara

Published: 18 Dec 2018

Published: 18 Dec 2018
‘I tried to take my own life. They told me I’d have to wait a month for help’

Mental health services are still failing young people. Here, some of those affected speak out

Published: 5 Dec 2018

The Society interview
Kenneth Olisa: ‘To improve social mobility, we must raise children’s aspirations’

The head judge of the Social Mobility Awards on how greater diversity means better business

Published: 9 Oct 2018

Lesson from America
It’s no wonder prisons are in crisis. Inmates are humans, too

Strikes by prisoners and officers in the UK and US highlight how the failing prison system demeans us all, says Guardian columnist Mary O’Hara

Published: 25 Sep 2018

Published: 25 Sep 2018

Lesson from America
Young people’s mental health is a ‘worsening crisis’. Action is needed

In both the UK and US, services for young people are being cut, leaving those from marginalised groups at greatest risk of suicide, says Guardian columnist Mary O’Hara

Published: 31 Jul 2018

Published: 31 Jul 2018

Lesson from America
US citizens are standing up against poverty – the UK should follow suit

As the Poor People’s Campaign begins 40 days of protest in the US, it’s time for a concerted fight against poverty in two of the richest nations in the world

Published: 14 May 2018

Published: 14 May 2018

The Society interview
Kwame Boateng: ‘I don’t want people to ever forget Grenfell Tower’

The aspiring human rights lawyer on how he hopes the short film he has made about the disaster will ensure a continued dialogue

Published: 18 Apr 2018

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