Thousands excluded for sexual bullying
The Times (London), 6 January 2009
Incidents included groping, using sexually-abusive nicknames, daubing explicit graffiti, and committing serious sexual attacks.
Ring a ring o’ clipboards – we all fall down
Sunday Times, 4 January 2009
Mistakes will still be made, which is fine if you are a shelf-stacker. But not if you are a social worker. By Jeremy Clarkson.
I don’t normally sign petitions, but in this case…
Observer, 4 January 2009
By Victoria Coren.
Cash for stars in NHS ads kept secret
The Observer, 4 January 2009
Government refuses to disclose the fees paid to TV and pop celebrities for healthcare publicity.
Will stupid people and their pseudoscience cost more lives this year?
Guardian, 3 January 2009
By Ben Goldacre.
Protest as Facebook removes breastfeeding photos
The Times (London), 31 December 2008
A mass online protest movement is gathering pace after Facebook banned some breastfeeding photos from the social network site.
Christmas culture wars
spiked, 22 December 2008
Concern that Christmas is anything from too religious to too commercial exposes America’s troubled soul. By Nancy McDermott.
It’s Christmas, so watch out
The Times (London), 22 December 2008
Government leaflet warns of the dangers of 'exploding gravy' and 'parents stabbing themselves' over the festive period.
Parenting: it’s not rocket science
spiked, 18 December 2008
Mums and dads should trust their own judgments more, and resist the tyranny of the new ‘science of parenting’. By Nancy McDermott.
No murder at the mansion
The Times (London), 16 December 2008
When a deputy police chief announced that children had been killed and buried at a Jersey home, the media were satisfied. But was it true? By Mick Hume.
This is the mother of all childcare fallacies
The Sunday Times, 14 December 2008
Unicef claims that placing children in nurseries can damage them, but an expert questions the evidence. By Penelope Leach.
Agony aunts to counsel ministers on family problems
The Times (London), 12 December 2008
An anguish of agony aunts – that is the collective noun they have chosen for themselves – has been summoned to advise ministers on how to support children facing family breakdown.
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