The Department

On one side, against a grey background, are the words: 'A very interesting book... a very important contribution to this whole debate' - Sir Stephen Timms, minister for social security and disability. On the other side, on white against a red background, are the words: 'The Department. How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence. plutobooks.com.'

Faiza Ahmed

All pictures copyright John Pring/DNS or Mo Ahmed.

Head and shoulders of Faiza/Sophie
Faiza/Sophie Ahmed
Faiza sitting outside in a blue coat
Faiza/Sophie
Faiza/Sophie close-up, while she's dancing with a clenched fist
Faiza/Sophie
Blue railings across the entrance to a block of flats beneath a grand stone carving, and a historical inscription on the wall.
The entrance to the flats where Faiza Ahmed lived in Commercial Road
A gloomy, deserted, open-plan interior of an office building
The abandoned building that used to be Poplar jobcentre
A sign on a glass door says 'Poplar JCP now closed!!! New location 13-20 Settles Street, London E1 1JW'
Sign on the door of the former Poplar jobcentre
Mo Ahmed and Jill Gant smiling at the camera
Mo Ahmed and Jill Gant at a Museum of Austerity event in October 2021