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Family Fortunes: the new politics of childhood: Family Fortunes: the new politics of childhood

The children's agenda is central to Labour's distinctive vision of government, and can help shift the centre ground of British politics by making a new popular case for state provision. But the authors in this collection warn that building a genuinely...

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The children’s agenda is central to Labour’s distinctive vision of government, and can help shift the centre ground of British politics by making a new popular case for state provision.

But the authors in this collection warn that building a genuinely child-friendly society will mean revisiting some of the most contentious areas for the left-public spending, tax and the politics of the family.

The children’s agenda is central to Labour’s distinctive vision of government and can help shift the centre ground of British politics by making a new popular case for state provision. But the authors in this collection warn that building a genuinely child-friendly society will mean revisiting some of the most contentious areas for the left – public spending, tax and the politics of the family. And whilst Labour has always supported women’s rights to paid employment, the revolution in family life caused by working mothers poses new questions for our society.

Almost everyone agrees that children should have the best chances in life. But turning that aspiration into a reality involves some tough decisions for the government, for employers and for all of us. Talking about families does not mean advocating motherhood and apple pie, but it does mean thinking seriously about our priorities as a society.

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Editors

Patrick Diamond

Patrick Diamond is professor of public policy at Queen Mary, University of London and director of the Mile End Institute. He is co-author with Giles Radice of a series of pamphlets including Southern Discomfort Again and a monograph: Labour’s Civil Wars (Haus Publishing 2022).

@PatrickDiamond1

Sunder Katwala

Sunder Katwala is the director of British Future and the former general secretary of the Fabian Society (2003-11).

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Meg Munn

Meg Munn was Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley from 2001 to 2015.

@MegMunn01

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