It’s clear to me from conversations with my constituents that people are very, very anxious about their...
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Kate Green MP Articles
Labour’s moral imperative
It's become a political truism that there's a problem with benefits scrounging - indeed the entire premise of the...
Time for debate and the role of dissent
Meetings for party members are being arranged around the country, in parliament frontbench teams are hosting policy...
Rape law change driven by myth
This proposal appeared nowhere in the Conservative or Lib Dem manifestos, but turned up out of the blue in the...
Out in the cold
George Osborne's budget last week adds up to an appalling attack on family budgets - and those who will feel the...
Deprioritising the poor
The new government's policies for schools are getting under way - with potentially dire effects on poorer children. On...
Defending the welfare state
The chancellor presented his spending review framework document to parliament last week. It received relatively little...
The loss of Child Trust Funds
So now it's started. Within a couple of weeks of taking office, and even before we hear the Queen's Speech tomorrow,...
Capturing mums’ imagination
Will the childcare I've found be reliable, will my child be happy, how can I afford it? Mums know the importance of...
A budget for grown-ups
On the doorsteps, my conversations with voters have been about jobs for young people, helping families make ends meet,...
Tory plans to tackle inequality are deeply flawed
The announcement that the Conservatives had published a major new report on inequality surprised and intrigued me....
Contract out to reduce reoffending?
The report proposes that private and voluntary sector contractors should manage the care and resettlement of...