Sat, December 14, 2024
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: London Evening Standard
Reform could name spy-accused 'Andrew confidant' who 'met Cameron and May'
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Daily Telegraph
Heat pumps and solar panels to be pushed on listed buildings
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: legit
NLC Reacts As Nigerian Governor Refuses to Pay Workers Minimum Wage
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: fox13now
Has Salt Lake City created 'nuisance' by not enforcing homeless camping laws?
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Morning Sun
We must control immigration otherwise our securit .. be threatened and the public will never trust us
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: NDTV
No Nepotism In Politics, Focus On Duties: PM Proposes 11 Resolutions In Lok Sabha
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The New York Times
A.T.F. Braces for a Likely Rollback of Its Gun-Control Efforts
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Slate
Why Manchin and Sinema's Parting Gift to Trump Is So Brutal for the Rest Of Us
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Independent
Trump to attend Army-Navy game with key allies an .. picks as he vows to scrap daylight savings: Live
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Detroit Free Press
Donald Trump on Truth Social: Shoot down mystery drones
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald
Dutton abandons Liberal principles in nuclear energy pitch
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: johnmenadue.com
How Israel Lost its Soul
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The West Australian
The Sunday Interview: Liberal 'powerbroker' Nick Goiran says he has nothing to say sorry for
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Age
The treasurer says Victoria's economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Boston Globe
South Korea's parliament votes to impeach president as crowds cheer, but future is uncertain
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Detroit News
Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: CNN
Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Buffalo News
Buffalo-area water systems struggle to determine if 100,000 water pipes are lead
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: WPRI 12
RI state government hit by major cyberattack; Social Security, bank numbers believed stolen
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Independent
Trump vows to scrap daylight savings time and loo .. car crash regulation which highlights Tesla: Live
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: UPI
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached over martial law attempt
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: USA Today
Supreme Court to hear challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions rules
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald
Veterans' claims add $1.8 billion, driving budget further into red
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Toronto Star
Federal government's two-month GST holiday begins
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Doncaster Free Press
Doncaster MP Ed Miliband sets out clean power plan for city and rest of UK
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Telangana Today
Syria is turning into battleground of geopolitics
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The New York Times
Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: CNN
Georgia political crisis deepens as lawmakers vote in far-right ex-soccer player as president
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Yahoo
Only when migration is under control will politics return to normal
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: RealClearPolitics
DHS Sec Alejandro Mayorkas: Experts, Our "State-O .. echnology" Have Not Confirmed Any Drone Sightings
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A look at the whirlwind events that led to the impeachment of South Korea's president
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Hill
Five ways congressional investigations could change in the next Congress and beyond
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Elon Musk's DOGE bombarded with insider tips on government waste. Here's what they revealed
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Business Insider
Trump inviting Xi to his inauguration is an audacious power play
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Bar & Bench
Ban 'politricks', not student politics: Kerala High Court on plea to ban on campus politics
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Dennis Itumbi's post titled 'Kasongo delivers' tickles Kenyans: "Mlikubali jina"
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
U.S. Will Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars, Officials Say
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
B.C. NDP government, Greens reach 'shared priorities' agreement
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The New York Times
A.T.F. Braces for a Sharp Change of Course Under Trump
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre for not providing re .. ef package to Wayanad, says it's playing politics
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Boston Globe
A look at the South Korean leader who has been impeached after shocking martial law edict
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Why Reform UK is doing so well
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Trade protectionist measures by the US and others put world on path to war
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Former military counterintelligence chief arrested over martial law
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
McConnell defends polio vaccine after report that RFK Jr. adviser sought to revoke approval
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Baltimore Banner
Maryland makes it easier to determine benefits eligibility with web portal
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: WKTV
National and International News in Focus: Dec. 13
[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN
Map Shows Which States Will Help Donald Trump With Mass Deportation Plan

'It isn't right and it isn't fair'

The chairman of Watford Conservatives' monthly column for the Watford Observer.
The article discusses the ongoing debate over the UK's two-child benefit cap, which limits child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in a family. This policy, introduced by George Osborne in 2015, has been criticized for pushing families into poverty, with recent calls from various political figures and organizations to abolish it. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has faced internal party pressure to commit to scrapping the cap, although he has not confirmed this policy change. Critics argue that the cap disproportionately affects larger families, exacerbating child poverty. The article highlights the moral and economic arguments against the cap, with voices like Gordon Brown and the Child Poverty Action Group advocating for its removal, emphasizing that it unfairly penalizes children for their parents' decisions and does not effectively encourage employment or reduce welfare dependency as intended.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
[ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/politics/government/it-isn-t-right-and-it-isn-t-fair/ar-AA1vRcI0 ]