While the Guardian is critical (Editorial 25th July) of Starmer’s decision to stick with two child Universal Credit (etc) benefit caps, the Times applauds it.
For the Times (Editorial 25th July) it is the feckless working class who have lots of children, while the middle and upper classes plan ahead. It argues
It’s not the State to subsidise lifestyle choices that families would otherwise be unable to afford- and a big family is most certainly a lifestyle choice, not a necessity. Wealthier couples commonly limit themselves to one or two children to ensure offspring are adequately resourced as they grow.
Meanwhile if we check reality rather than ideology we find that Jacob Rees Mogg and his partner have six children and Boris Johnson has an unknown number, quite probably into double figures..
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