Some families deserve free provision

The front page article in The Guardian on 2 May, 'Britons put work and fun before babies', cited the cost and difficulty of combining work and family life as a major contributing factor to Britain's low birth rate. The long-term consequences of this trend could be detrimental to the well-being of our future society. As a charity working with families trying to balance the challenges of work and family life, our experiences concur with the findings. The situation is particularly acute for families in central London. Westminster is a tale of two cities, the 'haves' and the 'have nots', with...