Archive for November, 2009

The Conservatives are talking poverty

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Child poverty, Livelihoods, UK poverty, Welfare reform | 6 Comments »

David Cameron’s speech today is clearly designed to show that the Conservative party is serious about poverty. There is an enormous amount in there, and unravelling the themes, the ideology, and the approach behind it all is going to be ...

Nurseries on the brink

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 by Ben Morgan Posted in Child poverty, Equality, Gender, UK poverty | No Comments »

On Tuesday the Guardian carried an article highlighting the unintended danger posed to state nurseries by the new early years single funding formula that will come into force from September 2010. Parents reading this will be delighted to know ...