We are failing our children
Along with the rest of the country, I was appalled by the case of a 16 year-old girl…
Children
No child should live in danger. Now is the time to end violence against children
Every five minutes somewhere in the world a child dies as a result of violence. These tragic deaths…
Young Syrians shouldn’t be the lasting victims of this bloody war
When we think about the crisis in Syria it’s only natural that we start with the immediate threats…
Sure Start has survived 40% cuts to its funding. Now families must fight to save their centres
By Mikey Pavey and Abby Wood Sure Start is truly special. Not only is it transforming a generation…
We need to talk about children in care
Recently I met two prisoners, Nick and Lee. Both are in their thirties and both are in prison…
No child left behind
Every Child Matters was one of the great success stories of the last Labour government, pushing children up…
The Government have u-turned on improving the lives of families with disabled children
David Cameron went into the last general election claiming that his Government would be the ‘most family friendly…
Getting out of the Westminster bubble (Part 2)
There are some jobs that attract little attention but matter a lot. As I discovered in my second…
Getting out of the Westminster bubble
‘First do no harm’, the much-misquoted principle underpinning the Hippocratic Oath, should equally apply to politicians but in…
Britain needs a National Childcare Service
By Calum Sherwood and Cat Smith There’s been a lot of talk recently about welfare reform, but sadly…
