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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Campaigners urged to tell new story on child poverty in Scotland

Child with his head between his legs alone at home
The two-year project engaged with campaigners, politicians and parents regarding own experiences of poverty. Photograph: fiorigianluigi/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Campaigners need to change the way they talk about child poverty to counter far-right narratives and harness public energy for action, charities have warned.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children will on Wednesday launch a practical guide for campaigners, saying that although the third sector, politicians and the media talk frequently about the urgency of tackling child poverty, bolstered with alarming facts, “the way we talk about it doesn’t always help”.

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