After witnessing a lack of empathy towards a stressed-out mum and a crying child, Sue talks about how children are valued in society this week
Her piercing wails could be heard across the busy café, as could her mum’s increasingly frantic attempts to quieten her. Also in evidence was a great deal of tutting by those having their toasties and cups of tea disturbed.
Childcare, for instance, is eye-wateringly expensive in the UK. The Treasury is now considering an expansion of free childcare hours but it’s as much about quality as quantity - affordable childcare gets parents back into the workforce and improves outcomes for kids yet there is still a long way to go.
It also has a fertility rate of more than twice the national average, bucking the trend of the country’s notoriously low birth rate. The reason?READ MORESchool meals are heavily subsidised and bus fares for teens attending school are cheap. Young families are attracted to the place because rents are low and, crucially, childcare is of good quality and affordable to everyone.
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