A week’s a long time in politics, Harold Wilson famously said back in the 1960s. He was of course referring to the unavoidable fact that just when you think all’s well with the world, real life has a marvellous way of sneaking up on you and “legging-you-over” - as the Chancellor, Gordon Brown found out to his cost just this week.

Back On 21st March 2007, just after his most recent budget speech, people were queuing up to promote good-news stories about Big-Gordie’s generosity and helpfulness towards the Child Poverty initiative.

Commenting on Gordon Brown’s eleventh Budget statement, Child Poverty Action Group’s Chief Executive, Kate Green, said: “As a member of the Campaign to End Child Poverty we recognise the important step that the Government has made in this Budget towards halving child poverty by 2010. Extra investment at this stage is vital to keep us in reach of that target. Today’s Budget investment must be significantly extended in the Comprehensive Spending Review, particularly for groups like disabled children and larger families.” (more…)

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