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Meanwhile, it may be a new year but lots still to reflect on from the last. my first piece of 2026 in @bigissue.com calls on Labour to continue the work it began in 2025 in starting (at long last) to speak about social security as a force for good www.bigissue.com/opinion/bene...
Why the dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026
Negative rhetoric around the welfare system can do lasting damage. Ruth Patrick explains what needs to change in the new year.
www.bigissue.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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An easy post today, quoting the chancellor on the two-child limit "I don't think that it's right that a child is penalised because they are in a bigger family through no fault of their own,"

Kids' support should not depend on the number of siblings they happen to have www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves suggests family benefit limits will be lifted
The chancellor tells the BBC children in bigger families should not be
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM