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Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson

The Guardian

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A Britain where people cannot afford to raise children? We see that risk, and won’t let it happen

Britain is facing a family crisis that politicians do not talk about nearly enough. Birthrates are now the lowest since records began. More and more...

25.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson

Children with special educational needs have been let down again and again. That ends right now

The advent of fully comprehensive education. Raising the school leaving age to 16. The introduction of a national curriculum. Each of these reforms...

23.02.2026 20

The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson

A united Labour party is making Britain work better for all. We cannot allow our mission to be disrupted

06.10.2025 20

The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson

This new Sure Start plan for children is a moral mission: a watershed moment for our government

07.07.2025 20

The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson