It’s the worst possible time to shun growth – but we do need to rethink it
Increases in GDP mean little if they don't enhance living standards.
Bychildcare
The Conservatives have made childcare unavailable and unaffordable
Thousands of nurseries are closing while parents struggle with soaring prices.
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Relaxing nursery ratios is no answer to the cost-of-living crisis
The government's proposal will do little, if anything, to reduce the cost of early years places for parents.
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Don’t invite us to bring our babies to work, give us proper maternity leave
Getting back to the office as quickly as possible after giving birth shouldn’t be normalised.
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How the value of child benefit has plummeted
The welfare payment is now worth less than it was in 1999.
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Taxing the childless would be an insult, not a solution
A truly “pro-natal” society would ensure that having a child doesn’t mean career suicide and financial devastation.
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The question is not why the birth rate is falling – it’s why anyone has kids at all
Since 2007 the country has rolled from crisis to crisis. Anyone under 35 has never known the good times.
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Seventy per cent of British voters say the cost of childcare keeps mothers at home
Exclusive poll: the number of mothers leaving the workforce is rising, as 60 per cent of the public deem childcare…
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