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UK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades

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UK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has updated its landmark State of Child Health report, which looks at the health of children across 12 indicators. Nearly a decade after its first publication, this latest analysis has found that children’s health in the UK across all areas is either in decline or has stalled completely. Ranging from infant mortality and mental health to obesity, immunisation, and asthma, the report concludes that widening inequalities, gaps in data and chronic underinvestment are putting the health of a generation at risk. The report found in England: Only 84% of children receive two…

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Burnham caught in yet another lie raising more concern that he is just another Starmer

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Burnham caught in yet another lie raising more concern that he is just another Starmer

Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, leaving many in the constituency and beyond breathing a sigh of relief that bigoted, abuse-justifying Reform UK didn’t take the seat. However, this does not mean we are out of woods when it comes to politicians who lie, manipulate, and exploit British people to inflate their own egos and amass power. The latest lie to add to the pile was made during his acceptance speech, when he said: I always knew one day I would seek to go back to Westminster to complete that unfinished business. As an aspiring law student, I attended Burnham’s…

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Government washes hands of raising minimum wage for young people

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Government washes hands of raising minimum wage for young people

In 2024, Labour pledged to equalise the minimum wage across all age bands. Now, a senior minister has claimed that the act of governing is completely out of the hands of government: Page 45 of Labours 2024 manifesto stated: "Labour will also remove the discriminatory age bands so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage" Pat McFadden is asked, when are you going to do this? McFadden says its not up to the govt to do it. pic.twitter.com/RSVJaZvf7x — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 31, 2026 Has there ever been a government as comfortable with u-turning as the Starmer regime?…

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