The mental baggage involved in attempting to feed yourself when poor is immense. Being able to go into a supermarket and buy what you both need and want is incredibly freeing, but it's a luxury not appreciated by anyone who… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
The luxury of time to write, and the confidence to do so, make it easier for the more affluent and when the most decorated novels all begin to resemble each other the tacitly accepted view of what a good novel… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
If you're in a meeting and a man talks loudly over you, rather than copying that behaviour and normalising it, what you could do… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
If the Government put people before markets, it would build more council housing - a form of public investment in housing that pays for… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
For children with special educational needs to receive the help they need to thrive in education, councils need targeted funding that properly addresses the… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
The bedroom tax turfed people, many of them disabled, out of their homes, while the government disseminated myths about people living it up in… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
The long-term effects of privatising both rail and housing, aside from ensuring we live in a country of crumbling infrastructure (in contrast to mainland… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
A smart society recognises the benefits of treating problems before they escalate, either through helping people quit smoking or moving them out of mould-blighted… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Modern life undermines any attempt at building communities and making connections with people without commerce. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Women, when they do break into power or succeed, can expect to have their lives scrutinised for clues to how they managed it exactly… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Housing, not buying, should be a right - and available and affordable for all. Right to buy is devastating our housing system, just as… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Renters didn't used to be cursed: social housing offered millions of people a steady, safe and secure home for an affordable price. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
