Moussa Haddad
Economic Justice Policy Officer, UK Poverty Programme
Moussa leads regionally on social protection, livelihoods, and economic development for the UK Poverty Programme. He is also leading on Oxfam's work in response to the economic downturn, public spending cuts, and their impacts in relation to UK poverty.
He previously worked as a policy adviser for the Equality Challenge Unit, advising higher education institutions on equality and diversity issues, specialising in religion, belief and disability, and as a researcher for the Social Market Foundation think tank, publishing on welfare reform, education and volunteering policy.
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Times are tough. The economy's back in recession. It's an age of austerity. So far, so familiar.
But Oxfam's new report on UK poverty tells us two important things that we hope will shift a few perceptions. First, people in poverty are being hit hardest. Indeed, the number of things hitting at the same time are why we're describing it as a 'perfect storm'.
Second - and no less important - is that this is...
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