Reported case for better-paid UK paternity leave, centered on how current policy shortchanges working-class fathers.
Exclusive: Former Labour minister says working-class fathers are being shortchanged and budget should correct it Parliament was in recess when Tony Blair called Alan Johnson up to his flat above No 11. The former prime minister was relaxed, padding around in his socks, while his son Leo played with his toys. Johnson, then the education secretary, spoke about his own son from his second marriage, who was a similar age. “Tony said: ‘Oh you’re a father?’” recalled Johnson. “I said: ‘Tony, I had th…
A father describes reconnecting with his adult son through replaying the first video game they shared.
I’ve been holed up in an flat, affectionately dubbed the ‘brotel’, with my son for weeks – and we’ve revisited the first game we ever played together I have spent the last three weeks living with my 22-year-old son in a two-bedroom flat he has dubbed the ”brotel”. We cook curries and watch Lanterns . We barbecue meat and analyse Tarantino movies. We get pizza and we play video games. Boy, do we play video games! The first game I ever played in co-op with him was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 i…
A topical cartoon satirizing billionaires’ relationships with their children.
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