The majority of us don't do what's best for us all the time because life is complicated and busy - and creating… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
There is no golden age of public spending for the working class under any form of Conservative future, only the endless pursuit… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Cooking requires time, effort and fuel: increasing numbers of people I've visited can't even afford to turn on the kettle for a… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Here's why people don't live on oats and water: if you're cash poor, you're likely also time poor, and speed is of… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
I've read enough dreary campus novels to know more than I ever wanted to about the punctured Oxbridge academic psyche, and feel… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Working within newspapers, so many of them are so used to the status quo, they're so invested in lobby journalism, and assuming… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
For men, the Right Time to become a parent seems to be any time after reaching the age of consent. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Exceptional teaching requires more time and space for teachers to address the differing needs of a classroom, with assistance in staffing and… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Most people pass through the doors of a hospital as a last resort. By the time you reach a bed, you've probably… — 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… — 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