Campaigners from the new Education Anti-Poverty Coalition are calling for child benefit to rise by £20 a week and the expansion of free school meals to tackle poverty and ensure all pupils have a fair chance at school. According to newspaper reports the coalition includes the Fair Education Alliance, Child Poverty Action Group and National Education Union.
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Members Voice: Charities stretched to cover UK food poverty
It is an obvious point, but one that we should not tire of making, that the prevalence and undeniable necessity of food banks are signs of a failed economic system.
Members Voice: Only organised workers can fight back against child hunger!
In this instalment of Members Voice, Birmingham WPB activist Jess Williams gives an impassioned call to action. British workers need socialism now – not just for ourselves, but for the sake of our children and all future generations. We cannot expect the Tories nor the Labour party to ever get us out of this messContinue reading “Members Voice: Only organised workers can fight back against child hunger!”