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Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Lynn Perry, chief executive of Barnardo’s, shares her thoughts on Labour’s child poverty strategy – and what more needs to done to achieve real change for children facing deprivation
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Over-diagnosis is the symptom not the problem, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey. The increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need.
‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
The child poverty strategy has been published. Big Issue spoke to two parents about how they feel the strategy will impact them and their kids
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’
West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’
The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’
The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse
Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse
There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
