Passing a beggar who asks for money causes discomfort - and so it should. The act of facing and acknowledging human suffering… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
I was one of the few journalists who was quite pro-Corbyn from the beginning. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Christopher Isherwood's eponymous character in 'Mr Norris Takes the Train' reminds me of Boris Johnson, who seems to have stumbled and bumbled… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
Making it compulsory to show identification before voting risks compromising a basic human right by creating further barriers for people who may… — 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
