Darren McGarvey: Fear of elections stop politicians from tackling child poverty

Darren McGarvey: Fear of elections stop politicians from tackling child poverty

Darren McGarvey has said politicking and appeasing voters prevents politicians from taking action on child poverty as he reflects on his own history.

Lunch in daycare centers and schools should generally be free for all children and young people. According to experts, this was recently demanded by the first German Citizens' Assembly – to no avail. Lunch should generally cost €0 for all children and young people in daycare centers and schools. According to experts, this was recently demanded by the first German Citizens' Assembly – to no avail. Until now, only parents in Germany who rely on st…