Parenting news: archive
Waste mounts as £100 billion web of quangos duplicates work
Sunday Times (London), 18 May 2008
The cost of Britain’s “hidden state” of unelected public bodies has soared to more than £100 billion a year, new research has revealed.
MPs must stay out of family planning
Sunday Times (London), 18 May 2008
Antediluvian lobbyists and their press allies shriek ‘hybrid’ and ‘Frankenstein’ yet nobody is planning to create monsters. By Simon Jenkins.
In the Beginning, There Was Woman - Affirmation for my Sisters
Close to the root, 17 May 2008
One of the enormous benefits of retiring from a profession ostensibly devoted to "women" and "babies" and "choice" and "freedom" is that I now get to live alongside those terms in totality instead of within the limited context of a job description. By Kneelingwoman.
SATs waste far too much time
The Times (London), 16 May 2008
I don't mind my children being given regular short tests. But SATs have become an obsession. By Mick Hume.
Men urged to make use of new flexible working rights
The Times (London), 16 May 2008
Fathers have been urged to make use of new rights to work part-time when the Government extends the law on flexible employment in April.
‘Ladette’ culture sees jump in crimes by girls
The Times (London), 16 May 2008
Figures reveal criminal damage, public disorder, robbery and minor assaults carried out by females under 18 all increased.
Home birth mother died after ‘midwife crisis’
The Times (London), 15 May 2008
Joanne Whale developed complications during a home birth and died after her midwife lacked confidence to inject fluids.
Student son’s right to privacy
The Times (London), 15 May 2008
A university lecturer who wrote to an undergraduate’s mother to outline details of the student’s studies has been reprimanded for breaching data protection rules.
MP3 generation are new prey for muggers
The Times (London), 15 May 2008
Plans for crime survey to include under-16s after study reveals 1 in 8 children to be a victim of 'hot product' theft.
Hope for meningitis jab after trials breakthrough
The Times (London), 15 May 2008
A new injection immunising against meningitis B, the most common form of the infection, has shown great promise.
Tesco ban on alcohol sales to parents
Daily Telegraph, 15 May 2008
Tesco is refusing to sell alcohol to parents shopping with their children under rules designed to tackle underage drinking.
Pet shampoo linked to infant autism
The Times (London), 15 May 2008
Study finds pregnant women who use pesticide-based shampoos on pets may be at increased risk of having an autistic child.
Grayling warns of ‘Shameless’ parenting
epolitix, 14 May 2008
The Conservatives have warned that the kind of parenting shown in the TV show 'Shameless' is becoming the norm in many parts of Britain.
Man Jailed After Daughter Fails To Graduate High School
CityNews.ca, 14 May 2008
A dad named Brian Gegner was thrown in jail for 180 days last week after being convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The child he 'helped' lead astray - his own daughter, Brittany. His crime: not ensuring that the 18-year-old got her high school diploma.
Bouncy castles: a dangerous ruling
The Times (London), 13 May 2008
Our society is trying desperately to outlaw the notion of an accident. But that's wrong. By Mick Hume.
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