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From the NS archive: It is easier to work than to mother

22 May 2000: The government will help you out with childcare, but isn’t that keen on your doing any parenting yourself.

By Sarah Helm

From the NS archive: It is easier to work than to mother

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How Donald Trump provoked a Palestinian refugee revolt

US cuts have led officials to warn that if the money continues to be blocked, all services in the Gaza…

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End the special relationship now . . .

War on Terror: Israel - No, not the British-US one, the real one. The US always supports Is

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It’s easier to work than to mother

The government, it seems, will help you out with childcare, but isn't that keen on your doing any pa

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