New research on the impact of the two-child limit reveals the scale of suffering in families affected by the policy, with parents reporting that they are being forced to cut back on fresh food for children, unable to cover essential utility bills, and accruing debt.
Sweets, crisps and sugary drinks need to be put on a level playing-field with fruit and vegetables if the UK is to win the battle against preventable diseases, a leading think tank says.
It is essential for humanity’s survival that urgent efforts to stem environmental breakdown are combined with a drive for greater global justice, says the IPPR.
Businesses which are certified as ‘good jobs employers’ should get a one per cent cut in their corporation tax, argues a new report on industrial strategy from the IPPR.
Rather than investing in our children, government policy has been creating an Austerity Generation whose childhoods and life chances will be scarred, says Child Poverty Action Group.
The top 10 per cent of households are nearly 900 times wealthier than the poorest 10 per cent, and wealth inequality is set to continue growing, according to a new report launched to mark the second series of Channel 5's Rich House, Poor House.