Dan Paskins
@danpaskins.bsky.social
Save the Children UK Exec Director - UK Impact
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
And failing to reduce poverty is the number one thing which would make voters disapprove of the government's record, according to recent research
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
And failing to reduce poverty is the number one thing which would make voters disapprove of the government's record, according to recent research
The manifesto committed to "an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty" and it is not possible to have an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty while keeping the 2 child limit, as the government had correctly concluded.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The manifesto committed to "an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty" and it is not possible to have an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty while keeping the 2 child limit, as the government had correctly concluded.
The Labour manifesto didn't commit to keeping the two child benefit cap?
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The Labour manifesto didn't commit to keeping the two child benefit cap?
Reposted by Dan Paskins
e.g. “this mother has worked a part time job in order to be home when her kids get back from school. She is now divorced and her ex is consistently unreliable in paying his CSA or alimony” - that is not a problem that her employer can solve! Cash transfers are part of the answer here.
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
e.g. “this mother has worked a part time job in order to be home when her kids get back from school. She is now divorced and her ex is consistently unreliable in paying his CSA or alimony” - that is not a problem that her employer can solve! Cash transfers are part of the answer here.
Have you done a thread on your recommendations from Princeton University Press' history books? And if not, can I make a request for one?
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Have you done a thread on your recommendations from Princeton University Press' history books? And if not, can I make a request for one?
Reposted by Dan Paskins
What you see is pretty striking. While there, it's dwarfed by punishment for failure on public realm, cost of living and - strikingly - child poverty.
This is *especially true with Labour 2024 voters*. On the reward side, NHS again salient.
This is *especially true with Labour 2024 voters*. On the reward side, NHS again salient.
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What you see is pretty striking. While there, it's dwarfed by punishment for failure on public realm, cost of living and - strikingly - child poverty.
This is *especially true with Labour 2024 voters*. On the reward side, NHS again salient.
This is *especially true with Labour 2024 voters*. On the reward side, NHS again salient.