
Sophie Howes
@sophiekhowes
Head of Policy @cpaguk.
Formerly of @BIHRhumanrights. Views my own.
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25-10-2012 12:35:14
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āNo-one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark⦠No-one puts their child in a boat unless the water is safer than the landā Warsan Shireās words never more important. Priti Patelās #Rwanda plans are vicious & grotesque - utterly shameful. Britain is better than this







"Our social security system shouldnāt be pushing people into further poverty and insecurity" David Linden MP and Baroness Ruth Lister, APPG on Poverty and Inequality Co-Chairs, on their new new social security report. commentcentral.co.uk/our-social-secā¦

Kate Andersen Kitty Stewart Aaron Reeves Mary Reader Nuffield Foundation Our webinar will include responses from Alex Beer @shabnabegum76 Abby Jitendra & is chaired by Sophie Howes Our evidence makes clear the severe and lasting harm done by the two -child limit and the benefit cap york.ac.uk/policy-engine/ā¦



Weāre outside the ā¦Department for Work and Pensionsā© with our unhappiest birthday card, calling for an end to the two-child limit



š¢NEW campaign: Children embody hope for the future. Listen to the experiences of parents and carers living on low income and their hopes for a better future for their children. #HopeStartsHere Listen and Share: changingrealities.org/hope Changing Realities

We all want the best for our kids. Join us and Changing Realities in calling for: 1. More support for childrenās mental health 2. Investment in our social security system 3. Free school meals for all 4. Better support for parents seeking good work #HopeStartsHere changingrealities.org/hope



Two child limit stats out today show numbers of children affected by this policy is now at 1.6m. Child Poverty Action Group report of families affected paints a devastating picture of family life under this policy. It has to go. cpag.org.uk/news/things-wiā¦

