Tory policies are forcing shivering, starving children to brave sub-zero temperatures in rags
Temperatures have plummetted lately but poverty-stricken children are turning up at school in rags, with no food in their bellies. …
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Children will be better-off under a LABOUR government
This is the message of today’s (November 9) general election campaigning. I’ll sum it up succinctly for you: Labour will …
Kids are dressing as Boris Johnson for Hallowe’en – to terrify their parents
If Boris Johnson gives you the chills, look out! He may just come knocking on your door. No, this isn’t …
Bleak houses: homeless children are being housed in shipping containers
Children in the UK are being housed in shipping containers because so many of them are homeless, according to the …
More than HALF A MILLION CHILDREN have been harmed by cruel Tory benefit cap
The Conservatives will be celebrating today after it was revealed that they have harmed nearly 600,000 children with their …
Tory cuts to childrens’ social services mean they face a lifetime of disadvantage
If you heard that children who have to see a social worker end up two grades behind at GCSE and …
Working parents are starving for a week at a time because they aren’t paid enough to feed their children
It breaks This Writer’s heart to learn about the suffering of parents in my home town of Bristol, although I’m …
The Tories are delaying Universal Credit rollout – but they won’t stop its burning injustices
Yes, I used the words “burning injustices” in my headline to remind you that Theresa May said she would end …
‘Compassionate’ Conservatism has led to this: Council must slash £750,000 children’s service bill
This is the result of Tory cuts. Underfunded councils prove unable to attract qualified full-time social workers but have a …
Why are the Tories forcing children to grow up in squalor?
We should be grateful to Peter Stefanovic for raising this issue; the BBC wasn’t about to do so, when he …