Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper MP, took part in a fascinating discussion with GransNet, the website for grandparents, this week about the challenges facing middle-aged women, a group particularly badly treated by the recession.

The Gransnet debate is worth reading in full here, and the event inspired me to go out and hear from local women about the challenges they face. A couple of anonymous stories are below, and I have also pulled out some interesting points from the online discussion. Continue reading →