The Guardian view on reversing the two-child benefit limit: a moment to celebrate | Editorial

More is needed to tackle inequality and deprivation in Britain, but the importance of this week’s step must be recognisedFairness was what the then chancellor George Osborne said he was aiming at when he introduced the two‑child benefit cap. Each child costs a family more, he argued, and yet only some consider the full costs when family planning. It was an ungenerous take, reducing the complex reasons why people might have larger families to poor choices and welfare incentivisation, and ignoring...