About the Book: Why Poverty Persists and How to Fix It
An important and necessary book-Roman Krznaric
This urgent book gives us renewed hope-Natasha Carthew
Despite being a focal point of Labours 2024 election campaign, poverty
continues to rise. Its now been 20 years since a prolonged decrease in poverty
rates, with 14.3 million people and 31% of UK children living in poverty in
2025. Fixing inequality has never been more urgent.
In this eye-opening book, expert and host of the Poverty Unpacked podcast
Keetie Roelen argues that empathy-not policy alone-is the missing ingredient in
the fight against poverty. She takes readers