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The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea

Editorial: Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must face

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

What to know about ‘Red Ellen’, the radical MP whose portrait is now hanging at 11 Downing Street

Before announcing changes to Britain’s tax system in her first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves redecorated her own digs. The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a trailblazing politician known as “Red Ellen”.

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2024

‘She knows her history’: why Rachel Reeves wore a pussybow blouse on budget day

Chancellor’s clothing choice shrewdly followed fashion footsteps of Thatcher, Harris and 17th-century menswear

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

Mother left furious after refuse lorry crushes garden wall and her kids' trampoline

Ellen Wilkinson is also unhappy with the safety of the structure of what is left of the wall and says her local council has done an insufficient job in clearing away the debris

Wales Online · Oct 13, 2022

Red Ellen review – sketchy treatment of a heroic politician

Caroline Bird’s drama about the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson gives us the bullet points of an extraordinary life but slips into melodrama

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Red Ellen review – Bettrys Jones gives towering performance in life of political pioneer

Caroline Bird’s play pays tribute to the leftwing firebrand Ellen Wilkinson, who led the Jarrow march and as a Labour minister introduced free school milk

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

Premiere of Red Ellen at Northern Stage reignites fascination with firebrand MP

Here's our review of new show Red Ellen, about Jarrow March leader Ellen Wilkinson, which has its debut in Newcastle ahead of a national tour

Chronicle Live · Apr 6, 2022

The story of the North East's 'mighty atom' MP Red Ellen and the hopes it'll reignite a spark

A new play is detailing the life of the firebrand who led famous Jarrow March - and the change for a better world

Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2022

Story of Jarrow Crusade's Red Ellen to feature on BBC2 this week ahead of Newcastle stage debut

Team behind new play about the remarkable life of Labour firebrand MP will appear on BBC2's Inside Culture with Mary Beard this Friday

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2022