Another broken Tory promise: 31 Sure Start centres have already closed
Thirty one Sure Start centres have closed since the election, despite David Cameron’s pre-election pledges and post-election promises the centres would be protected.
Thirty one Sure Start centres have closed since the election, despite David Cameron’s pre-election pledges and post-election promises the centres would be protected.
Tim Nichols, of the Child Poverty Action Group, looks at the policies brought in under Labour thast helped bring child poverty down to the lowest levels for 25 years.
David Cameron endured one of his worst Prime Minister’s Questions today, under fire over the ‘Big Society’ and Sure Start, and now shown to have misquoted John Healey.
The prime minister insisted the Sure Start budget was “going up” from £2.2m to £2.3m at PMQs today – yet it is the Early Intervention Grant that is increasing.
60,000 families have been betrayed by David Cameron as a new survey indicates that 250 Sure Start centres will close. The findings undermine key promises by David Cameron.
Looking at the Frank Field’s review on poverty and life chances, it is wrong to suggest family income is not important to the future chances of children.
The Coalition’s pupil premium plans will cost £2.5bn. If the money doesn’t come from schools or pensions, it is likely to mean cuts in programmes like Sure Start and EMAs.
The coalition programme announced today sticks to Conservative manifesto pledges on Sure Start, but misses an opportunity to explain the “Big Society” idea.
A charity has today published research showing nearly 70 per cent of mums will be less likely to vote for a party that cut free childcare places or tax credits.
As questions continue to mount over the Conservatives’ policies on Sure Start, one of their media proxies has launched a vicious attack on the scheme.