Ali Cooper

Policy and Public Affairs @barnardos lead on child poverty. Formerly equality law & policy @EHRC and @ehgovuk.

Based in Plymouth, from Scotland 🏳️‍🌈

[Barnardo's News @BarnardosNews]

Well done Justin (11), Amima (12) & Rodiat (13) who contributed to our report with @coopukcampaigns on food partnerships & met @MWheelerMP yesterday. We're asking @DefraGovUK to commit to a food partnership in every area by 2030, embedding youth voice: https://t.co/dSvS7vFVBX

[Barnardo’s @barnardos]

51,000+ young people shared their views with us. A clear majority (64%) of secondary & college students want UK Govt to make ending child poverty a top priority. By 2030, 1 in 3 UK children could live in poverty. We need urgent action. For more, visit: https://t.co/pzVGJK7NCB

[Pam Duncan-Glancy @GlasgowPam]

And we’re off 🌹!

At #ScotLab25 and first up I’m proud to join a panel with @BarnardosScot and @magic_breakfast on the need to end child poverty.

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

I remember going to Stewart Melville to play rugby against them and my jaw literally dropping at the place.

It's like a palace!

15 year old me was just thinking - can you imagine how good at rugby we'd be if our state school had the training facilities like this???

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

VAT exemptions from private schools is 'ideological'...

Isn't that the point?

The idea being that businesses shouldn't be exempt from paying their fair share of tax. Sounds like a pretty good idea to me.

https://t.co/meduP4VSaO

[House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee @HLFoodObesity]

📢 The Government urgently needs a plan to fix our broken food system 🛠️🍽️ and end the public health emergency 🚨 of unhealthy diets and obesity.

This is the key conclusion of our new report, out today. 📝

Read it here: https://t.co/fOTuckhDy7

[Luke Pollard MP @LukePollard]

Today I was delighted to meet Scarlet, Lily and Jack, three of the young people in Plymouth who take part every week in cooking sessions with @barnardos and @coopukcampaigns

This project takes surplus food and teaches young people to cook healthy and nutritious meals. 👏

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

Great to join Shadow Defra Minister @_RobbieMoore on @scouts panel discussion alongside @OutwardBoundUK to talk about improving access to the outdoors for young people. Grateful for the opp. to share my upcoming @ChurchillFship research plans.

More info: https://t.co/atpCHDv73L

[Mark Russell @markrusselluk]

I was delighted to attend this important round table today focussing on food poverty and young people’s urgent need for action on access to healthy food.

Grateful to @thegingergent and our friends @barnardos for this important report.

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

Great discussion and interesting to hear about locally focussed work being done to address child poverty.

[Heseltine Institute @livuniheseltine]

All set for our third event at #Lab24 with @The_NHSA on reframing the child poverty agenda.

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

Great discussion and interesting to hear about locally focussed work being done to address child poverty.

[Heseltine Institute @livuniheseltine]

All set for our third event at #Lab24 with @The_NHSA on reframing the child poverty agenda.

[Heseltine Institute @livuniheseltine]

All set for our third event at #Lab24 with @The_NHSA on reframing the child poverty agenda.

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

Great to see our new latest policy report on child poverty out in the wild. Here's a fab summary by our wonderful Patrick!

[Barnardo’s @barnardos]

One in four parents have struggled to provide enough food for their children in the last year, up from 1 in 5 in 2022.

Here, Patrick, our policy and research assistant, explains more. To read the full report, visit https://t.co/p3EphSDuYl

#EndChildPoverty

[Barnardo’s @barnardos]

One in four parents have struggled to provide enough food for their children in the last year, up from 1 in 5 in 2022.

Here, Patrick, our policy and research assistant, explains more. To read the full report, visit https://t.co/p3EphSDuYl

#EndChildPoverty

[Big Issue @BigIssue]

The cost of living is far from over, Barnardo’s has warned, with a quarter of parents still struggling to provide enough food for their children. 🛒🍽️

This equates to 3.4 million children whose parents have struggled to afford food in the past year. ⬇️
https://t.co/PGygdN2k2k

[The Children’s Society Policy Team @ChildSocPol]

Today @childrensociety published the #GoodChildhoodReport 2024.📢
The report shares concerning findings regarding the wellbeing of children in the UK.
📢We see a continuing decline in young people’s wellbeing. This must end now📢

Read more here: https://t.co/6QjQxLOBWs

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

@JonBrown46 @ChurchillFship Thanks Jon! Really looking forward to it

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

Delighted to share I've been awarded a #churchillfellowship. I'll be doing research in the pacific northwest looking at how businesses, not-for-profits and governments are working to get more young people from low income backgrounds on adventures in wild places.

[The Churchill Fellowship @ChurchillFship]

🎉 Great news! We're thrilled to announce our 134 new Churchill Fellows for 2024! From making cities greener to using AI in reading, these extraordinary individuals will bring innovative solutions to address issues in the UK.

Meet them here: https://t.co/GyJii6Bhmy

#2024Fellows

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

@AmyBainton Thanks Amy!

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

@OllieEntwistle Thanks Ollie!

[Ali Cooper @thegingergent]

More info on my research here👇
https://t.co/atpCHDv73L