Tackling child poverty is one of the things that the government used to like to boast about. Not any more. A report by Unicef has cut through years of ministerial rhetoric by ranking the UK last on child welfare, in a list of 21 advanced nations.
Real Labour Blogger is "embarrassed to be British", while Further-up-the-Road says everyone in Britain should hang their heads in shame.
We've asked some of the Guardian's foriegn correspondents to write about life for young people in the countries where they work. If you live outside the UK, please add your experiences below.
