Articles Tagged: conservatives

Non-working parents with 10 or more children receive more than £60,000 a year in benefits

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 9, 2012

Figures released by the government have revealed there are 190 families in the UK with ten or more children under 18 who are raking in more than £60,000 a year in benefits.

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Kids to be CHARGED to play in the park

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 13, 2011

PA Can you put a price on the fun kids get from bombing around the park and hurtling head first down the slides? ...

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Children of 11 to be asked if they are gay

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 28, 2011

School children as young as 11 could soon be quizzed about their sexuality. A report commissioned by the Government's ...

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Mixed news for families in the Budget

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 23, 2010

The Conservative and Lib Dem coalition government announced its first Budget yesterday - so are families winners or losers? ...

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Should Child Trust Funds be scrapped?

By Jenny Cornish, May 24, 2010

A campaign has been launched to save Child Trust Funds (CTFs) from being scrapped. The scheme is expected to be one of the ...

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Baby still held in immigration detention centre

By Jenny Cornish, May 18, 2010

Children are still being held at a detention centre for asylum seekers in Scotland, it has been reported. The new ...

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Does it matter if children's parents are married or not?

By Jenny Cornish, Apr 20, 2010

A new study appears to show that marriage doesn't really have any effect on children's development. The Institute for ...

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How will the big three political parties help families?

By Emma Cossey, Apr 19, 2010

Were you one of the millions of people who watched the big election debate last week between David Cameron, Gordon Brown and ...

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