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  • July 6, 2012
    Disadvantage among children and families is set to rise dramatically

    The number of children living in vulnerable families in Britain will rise markedly to over one million by 2051, unless critical action is taken, say charities.

  • February 1, 2012
    Welfare Reform Bill amendments going to House of Commons

    MPs in the Westminster House of Commons are debating the Welfare Reform Bill from 12.30pm on Wednesday 1 February 2012, one day after the House of Lords final debate. There are vital issues at stake for disabled people, including the young disabled and those with cancer, for people on housing benefit, for lone parents, vulnerable women and larger families.

  • January 26, 2012
    Anglican network starts campaign for birth registrations

    The International Anglican Family Network (IAFN) has launched a global campaign to register births, partnering with government and other agencies.

  • January 16, 2012
    Welfare benefits cap will break up families, says senior Lib Dem

    As the Welfare Reform Bill returns to the Lords, the Lib Dems' deputy leader warns that benefits cap will "damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of children."

  • January 5, 2012
    Grim predictions for UK family finances up to 2015 as cuts bite

    New evidence from the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Family and Parenting Institute shows government policies and cuts hitting vulnerable families hard.

  • August 15, 2011
    Guarding our tongues on violence and disorder

    Purity and simplicity are quite rare qualities. When "pure and simple" is used to describe something which is in reality challenging and complex, it often accompanies the desire to mislead or to close down argument.

  • August 12, 2011
    Punishing rioters’ and looters’ families

    Many people are angry and frightened at the rioting that has caused such damage in cities across England. Some favour harsh punishments. Ideas which have become popular include cutting off welfare benefits to those convicted and evicting their families from social housing. Wandsworth Council has reportedly already applied to the courts to evict a tenant whose son was involved.

  • March 28, 2011
    Government social services review: value or 'burden'?

    A UK government review of local authority duties has raised further fears about the future of social services, says Savi Hensman/ Yet, against a background of harsh spending cuts, this is also an opportunity for people and civil society organisations - including churches and faith bodies - to declare whether they believe that children and adults should be able to get the support they need.

  • October 2, 2010
    Church-backed inquiry planned on African and Caribbean families in Britain

    An inquiry into the challenges and opportunities of black families is set to shed new light on assumptions about race relations in Britain.

  • May 6, 2010
    In praise of political activists and families

    As polling gets under way and the exhausted leadership candidates return to their constituencies and their families, it is a good time to reflect on political activists and on families.