Response to Miriam Cates’ post

Miriam Cates, who often supports the invisible work done by mothers based at home, was slated by reporters and high-profile social media accounts yesterday with some of her comments taken out of context and misquoted.

Miriam has written a response here:

Mothers At Home Matter have also tweeted a response:

Is the desire to have more time with our children really backward? Here is one MP supporting CHOICE & willing to tackle root cause of poverty for families https://t.co/bE9ZiArVEJ @ukonward @politicshome @PregnantScrewed @zoenora6 @miriam_cates

— Mothers At Home Matter (@mumsdadsmatter) February 23, 2023

Miriam states what Mothers at Home Matter keep saying about the craziness of the UK taxation systems:

(Miriam Cates’ response to being misquoted online.)

MAHM would like to see:

• An economic level playing field for parents who stay at home with the option of being taxed as a household with a transferable allowance for couples or an additional person’s allowance for single parents

• Fair taxation for those who stay home and those who work

• Childcare subsidies to follow the child, with parents able to choose whether they use it to stay home, or give it to a grandparent, childminder or external setting for care

• Child benefit to be distributed fairly

• All mothers to be eligible for their state pension regardless of whether they sign up to the Child Benefit or not

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