Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Bishop of Manchester urges Government to scrap two-child limit on Universal Credit, saying it 'drives' more children into poverty
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Bishop of Manchester has vociferously urged the Government to remove the two-child limit on Universal Credit to tackle child poverty.
The Rt Rev David Walker argued the rule was 'the greatest contributor to driving more children into poverty'. His Private Member's Bill entitled Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill has now passed in the House of Lords and will go to the House of Commons to be considered.
However, without the support of the Government, it may struggle to get traction when considered by MPs. Rt Rev Walker told peers in the Lords: "In less than two weeks it will be the six-year anniversary of the introduction of the two-child limit, restricting Universal Credit support to only the first two children of a family…While the policy aimed to address the root cause of poverty, the two-child limit has instead become the greatest contributor to driving more children into poverty. "It impacts an estimated 1.3 million children, disproportionately affecting children of certain religions and ethnic minority backgrounds. "Just this week, in their new report A Crisis on our Doorstep, Barnardo's have included a recommendation that this policy should be removed. "Most families this policy applies to are already in work, negating the reasoning behind the policy of ensuring that those on benefits face the same decision as those in work. "In some circumstances, the policies force parents to instead make a different decision, the choice between terminating an otherwise wanted pregnancy, or raising a family for which they cannot properly provide.
This is a choice no parent should be faced with." He added: "Life can be unpredictable. Larger families who fall on hard times, whether it be due to losing a job,
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