For asylum seekers, who are given a paltry sum to live off by the Home Office, rising prices are set to make a desperate financial situation even worse.
With a new bill seeking to further criminalise asylum seekers, the work of a group of volunteers monitoring small boats in the English Channel is all the more vital.
Last month a campaign to oust police from schools in Greater Manchester proved victorious – but organisers say this is just the first step in dismantling the UK’s culture of over-policing.