The former Labour prime minister speaks to the New Statesman Podcast about how the government can reduce levels of child poverty.

A generation of children have been held back by political opportunism. Craig Easton’s images of one family capture the ...

Professor Chris Brookes (universally known as “Doc”), chairman of Wigan Warriors, agreed the symbolism was striking. “The two ...

Tennant is an ambassador of Brown’s Multibank initiative and has just filmed an ad for it, giving one of his Midas-like ...

It is a sad end to a 26-year relationship between the BBC and Match of the Day host Lineker. But after he shared an Instagram ...

In the absence of state support, teachers are providing everything from clothing to soap.

The headmistress of a local school, Grant set up an organisation in 1907 to feed and clothe the poor children of the East End ...

We simply must talk about child poverty in Britain. And I thank the New Statesman for this unique special edition bringing ...

Today’s jump – to the highest rate for a year – is the product of chronic bad government.

That U-turn (if we can call it that – which we’ll come on to in a second) was the centrepiece of today’s PMQs. Answering a friendly planted question from Labour MP Sarah Owen before the main ...

British Jews are not a monolith but there are many who want the senseless killing in Gaza to end.

Some are calling time on Kemi Badenoch's leadership, others think they cannot weather much more ruction.