Great job as research director at Resolution Foundation =>

Good to hear Child Poverty Action Group Cost of a Child research get mentioned on #WATO just now

The MP Imran Hussain MP is fortunate that I have resisted similar temptation when journalists have contacted me by mistake.

Our Chief Executive, Enver Solomon, will be leaving in early 2026 to take up the role of CEO at Nacro. Enver says: “It has been a privilege leading the Refugee Council for the last five years during an extraordinary period for the charity’s mission." refugeecouncil.org.uk/press-office/m…

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Outstanding.

"This is a relative measure. It means that 'child poverty' can never be abolished." This is simply incorrect. It's maths.

6. That has been blown off course with egregious briefing 7. The first rule of politics is - Do the Right Thing: The second rule is - If you are doing the wrong thing: Stop It Immediately! Time No 10 realised that.

The government's #childpoverty strategy must have social security at its heart: New #CASE research by Kitty Stewart Aaron Reeves Prof Ruth Patrick shows parental employment alone will not deliver: sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PUBL…

The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning. The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. We absolutely need immigration controls. And where those controls decide to

'It's just going to leave people in limbo' Enver Solomon from the Refugee Council spoke to #BBCBreakfast about new new measures on immigration which will include people granted asylum needing to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

My ten cents worth on ten years of fuckery with Robbie Gibb from my time as editor of Channel 4 News to trying to get BBC News (UK) to broadcast our film on Gaza, through No 10, Brexit and Israel the self appointed defender of impartiality, who has utterly destroyed it.

We need an efficient, supportive and more compassionate asylum system, and we need expanded safe routes. We’re working out how the government’s proposals will affect the people we support, but we know they may be feeling scared today. Our teams will be here for them. ❤️

These proposals are not only cruel, they are catastrophically impractical. The Refugee Council estimates this could generate 1.4 million new review cases by 2035, at a cost of over £870 million. This is bureaucracy for its own sake.

A helpful catch up service and ends with some wise advice for the Government

As I said to Channel 4 yesterday, the UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum. UK asylum seeker benefits £49.18 per week – similar to European neighbours (£48 in Denmark) No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands) UK settlement after 5