John Bird, the co-founder of The Big Issue, is advocating for legally binding child poverty reduction targets in the UK. He believes that the failure of major parties to effectively tackle poverty is fueling the rise of Reform UK. Bird, who has personal experience with poverty, stressed the moral and political obligation for Labour to act decisively, especially as recent statistics showed 4.5 million children are living in poverty. He plans to introduce an amendment to enforce accountability on future governments regarding child poverty.
The whims of politicians limit the economy's ability to grow in a way that helps working people, creating poverty faster than any other point in the 21st century.
This government, like those who came before, has lost the trust of its supporters by muddling through, caring more for the immediate than ensuring an enduring and better long-term future.
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