CHILD POVERTY!

Dominic Lawson commenting in the UK newspaper, "The Independent", a few months ago stated that the most significant determinant of a child's progress in life is not his or her schooling but their parenting. Lawson relates an encounter between Frank Field, MP for Birkenhead, and the headmaster of a school he recently visited:
"There's one thing you should understand," said the principal, "about 40% of the pupils in front of you will never have had the experience of adults at home who think of putting their children's needs ahead of their own desires."
It's not "Education, education, education" that should be our new PM's slogan. It's "Family, family, family", said Lawson.
But from a Christian perspective the heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. No government can change human hearts.