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Interview: A new children's champion

16 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

- Sue Berelowitz, chief executive, 11 Million She may have got the job as 11 Million's new chief executive in which she also acts as deputy children's commissioner for England,...

Analysis: UN convention on the rights of the child - Where the UK falls short on children's rights

16 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The UN Committee delivered its verdict earlier this month on how well the UK is meeting the terms of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Joe Lepper...

Feature: Growing up in Boris' London

15 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

AFter five months in power, Joe Lepper asks what changes Mayor Boris Johnson has made for young Londoners.

Interview: Make families stronger - Maria Miller, shadow minister for families

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Maria Miller laments Labour's performance in office, claiming its record "doesn't stack up when you compare how much has been spent on supporting families and children and alleviating child poverty".

Interview: Pressure on the pledge - Stephen Timms, employment and welfare reform minister

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ever since Tony Blair made his pledge nine years ago to end child poverty by 2020, the government has been fairly vocal about the issue.

Analysis: Labour Party Conference - Labour ups bid to put children first

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Labour Party gathered for its annual conference in Manchester last week. Lauren Higgs reports on Gordon Brown's fight back and how policies on children fit in.

Child Poverty Special Report: Stuck on benefits

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Five young women from a YWCA project in Kent talk candidly about their life on benefits. Ruth Smith reports.

Child Poverty Special Report: The poverty trap

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ten years ago, Labour pledged to abolish child poverty within a generation. Over the next few pages, we examine the progress made so far. But first, Ruth Smith investigates how...

Child Poverty Special Report: Sure start - has it reduced poverty?

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

It's nearly a decade since Labour launched its ambitious Sure Start programme to tackle child poverty. Chloe Stothart investigates the difference it's made.