Maternity leave isn’t “leave” – it’s hard work
Just as women need to be told about the realities of pregnancy, we should be honest about the next stage.
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The trauma ward
Each year thousands of women suffer the nightmare of a traumatic birth. I was one of them.
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Finances should not constrain Labour’s ambition on childcare
Childcare reform holds the key to unlocking progress of several of Keir Starmer's five missions.
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Jeremy Hunt still doesn’t understand the childcare crisis
The Chancellor celebrated his expansion of free childcare – but without further investment the policy is set up to fail.
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Who did Patrick Vallance think was looking after the nation’s children?
The former chief scientific adviser’s Covid diaries expose the risks of making policy without considering its effects.
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Exclusive poll: Voters don’t trust the Tories on childcare
Few think Jeremy Hunt will deliver on his pledges to reduce costs of nursery settings.
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The SNP needs to set Scotland’s childcare sector free
Humza Yousaf should allow parents to choose how they spend childcare vouchers.
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The Policy Ask with Anne Longfield: “Two-child benefits limit only deepens poverty and misery”
The former children’s commissioner for England on the impact of Covid-19 on young people’s mental health, and the need for…
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Exclusive poll: childcare could swing voters at the next election
Some 42 per cent of Britons say early-years reform will impact the way they vote.
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In defence of child-free restaurants
I would never go to Giraffe, which is clearly a family-friendly space, with my friends and discuss our dating experiences.
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For economic growth, send the men home
Research finds the UK’s measly paternity leave is a drag on the economy.
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How did parenthood become an unaffordable luxury?
Money alone won’t fix the childcare crisis. Rethinking work and family might.
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The list of ministerial interests is a cosy affair
The register shows Rishi Sunak is not the only one with family ties to companies close to government.
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Childcare gets top billing in the Budget, but will it work?
After Jeremy Hunt announced an extension of free childcare provision to children older than nine months in the Budget this…
The parent trap: how Britain became a very, very expensive place to raise a child
Money alone won’t fix the childcare crisis. Rethinking work and motherhood might.
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“It’s not a solution”: Stella Creasy on the government’s childcare reform
The Labour MP for Walthamstow on why Jeremy Hunt's pledges don't add up – and why childcare is no "women's…
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Children are being left out of the childcare debate
We only talk about getting parents back to work – what about what's best for their kids?
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Labour should welcome Jeremy Hunt’s political tribute act
The return of proper political competition will force Keir Starmer’s party to sharpen its policy offer on childcare and much…
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“It’s half thought-out”: Childcare sector leaders on Jeremy Hunt’s reforms
Worries persist over whether the Chancellor has pledged enough funding in the Budget to bolster providers.
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Why free childcare isn’t as good as it sounds
Lack of funding for Jeremy Hunt’s pledge could leave children worse off and nurseries out of business.
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