Radical change to lift more out of poverty

By Richard Watts and Robert Khan | 27 November 2014
  • Richard Watts
  • Robert Khan

Islington’s employment commission – the first of its kind in the country - makes the case for radical change to lift more people out of poverty in the borough where 40,000 do not work.

Despite what people may have read recently, Islington is actually a highly deprived borough with one of the highest rates of child poverty in the country.

Want full article access?


Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Already a subscriber? Login

Local economies Whitehall Schools Devolution Third sector
Top