child poverty Articles

The rise of poverty in this country is reversible – but the next Labour government will have to think long-term to stop it happening again, writes Ollie Middleton Last weekend’s resignation of Alan Milburn as chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission is yet...

New Zealand has a new government under Labour prime minister Jacinda Ardern. But how will it work? Darren Hughes explains For followers of centre-left politics there has not been a lot of good news of recent times  – in terms of victories, rather than improved...

Returning childcare provision to market principles would be a retrograde step, writes chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group Alison Garnham This week, the Institute of Economic Affairs has argued that the solution to our childcare problems in the United...

The Labour movement is about looking out for the most vulnerable in our society and there is no group more vulnerable than children. They are entirely dependent on the adults around them until they reach an age where they are considered fit and able to lead an...