Persistent poverty in Britain : Focus

John Bird MBE

John Bird, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Big Issue, talks about tackling poverty in Britain.

Tackling persistent poverty in Britain

Why are there so many people living in poverty in Britain? How can this problem be tackled?

Interview with Kate Wareing, Oxfam

Kate Wareing, director of UK Poverty programme, Oxfam UK

Speaker biographies

Our panel including Frank Field MP, John Bird, Julia Unwin and Mark Easton