Green Politics
Affordable childcare rather than tax cuts would better help struggling families
Affordable childcare rather than the raising of the personal allowance would better help struggling families, writes IPPR's Kayte Lawton.
Kayte Lawton
Kayte is a research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research. Prior to joining ippr, Kayte worked in research administration at World Cancer Research Fund and Liverpool John Moores University.
Lib Dem minimum wage plans make sense in long run
Last week’s election manifesto from the Liberal Democrats contained a proposal to “set the minimum wage at the same level for all workers over 16”.