The Promise of Change
- What did political parties promise?
- What did political parties promise?
The promise of change has captured the moment. The question is what will be the shape of that change?
For Mothers at Home Matter, the question is how can we shape positive change for families?
We don’t doubt Keir Starmer is as sincere a family man as any of us. It is equally clear that his manifesto only says part of what they will want to do therefore we hope that it is a moment of opportunity in which a Labour government with a large majority will be seriously ready to listen to new ideas about what real people really want.
We hope the new government will take note of the burden of taxation on families, continue the work to make child benefit fair and re-look at how we can open up choice so that families can care for their own children.
I am terribly sorry to lose our friend and ally Miriam Cates and also Ranil Jayawardena from the House of Commons. Our campaign is not an easy or popular one and finding advocates in parliament has been difficult. We thank Miriam for speaking up so passionately for mothers wanting to spend more time with their children and advocating for the needs of babies and young children. She has raised the profile of this issue and we hope to build on this.
We hope to make new friends and allies amongst the new MPs which I do not doubt we will, many of whom are mothers, because what we are advocating for is a genuinely cross-party mission and we will continue to campaign to shape that change.
In the months ahead I would ask you to visit and get to know your MP, find out what they think is best for children, best for families and plant seeds of change by sharing our literature to show that choice for families to be able to care for our own children is desirable and positive.
Anne Fennell, Chair
