Childcare policy used to be a very simple issue. Classical liberals, and many conservatives, used to argue that if parents … Continue reading “The coalition’s new plans are wholly inadequate to deal with the spiralling cost of childcare”

First, the good news. Poverty has been on the decline for several years. Since 2007, the proportion of the British … Continue reading “To properly tackle poverty, we must look at the cost of living”

Up until about 2004, the Labour government’s strategy of fighting poverty by concentrating on three priorities – government spending, government … Continue reading “Labour Party proposals would send British childcare expenditure levels to the highest in the world”

If Catholic campaigners, charities and politicians were to read the signs of the times in Britain before coming up with … Continue reading “Government family policy undermines families”

Monday saw the release of a report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) showing what many already expected. In … Continue reading “Only serious reform can halt the increasing cost of childcare in Britain”

It is depressing to see education minister Liz Truss’s proposals to relax childcare ratios – which would have allowed nursery … Continue reading “Childcare reform could raise costs further after Clegg’s attack on ratios”

It may sound incredible given the current political debate, but the UK government now spends more as a percentage of … Continue reading “Contradictory UK childcare policy won’t halt rising costs for parents”

It may sound incredible given the current political debate, but the UK government now spends more as a percentage of … Continue reading “Contradictory UK childcare policy won’t halt rising costs for parents”

The announcement that households with income up to £300,000 will be entitled to financial assistance with childcare under the government’s … Continue reading “Why does the government keep giving money to people like me?”