Aaron Reeves
@aaronreeves.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, LSE - http://aaronreeves.org/ - New Book: Born to Rule: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674257719
Working on this has been fascinating for me personally. I remember early conversations with Ruth and Kitty in Liverpool last year where I was arguing that employment could play an important role in a child poverty strategy. Producing this has convinced me otherwise.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Working on this has been fascinating for me personally. I remember early conversations with Ruth and Kitty in Liverpool last year where I was arguing that employment could play an important role in a child poverty strategy. Producing this has convinced me otherwise.
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Today, brand new analysis from @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social & me on why it’s just not possible to turn the dial on child poverty w/ employment alone. We need investment in social security & we need to end the two-child limit & the benefit cap sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PU...
Why we won’t turn the tide on child poverty with employment alone
Child poverty in the UK is high and rising, at huge cost both to individual lives and to society. Without action, the number of children living in poverty could rise from 4.5 to 4.7 million by the end...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Today, brand new analysis from @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social & me on why it’s just not possible to turn the dial on child poverty w/ employment alone. We need investment in social security & we need to end the two-child limit & the benefit cap sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PU...