politics and policy
Bickering parents to get state therapy
Sunday Times, 22 November 2009
Couples who squabble outside the school gates could be advised to take relationship counselling under a government initiative.
This election will be won at the school gate
The Times (London), 17 November 2009
Mum power matters. Politicians of all parties are lining up to test their family-friendliness with the voters on Mumsnet. By Rachel Sylvester.
What makes the perfect mum?
The Times (London), 10 November 2009
A Demos report has moved the goalposts for mothers again, reporting that tough love is the best. But children disagree. By Helen Rumbelow.
Bad parents kills prospects of working class
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
The stagnation in social mobility is caused by bad parenting in working-class families, according to a new study.
How Gordon Brown plans to tackle Britain’s anti-social behaviour problem
Guardian, 2 November 2009
The PM has promised a national network of intervention projects to cut anti-social behaviour, but do they work? One scheme in Dundee offers hope. By Amelia Gentleman.
New Labour is like a hipster dad who just got heavy with his daughters
The Times (London), 3 October 2009
This Government has been like the worst kind of parent. We’re tired of swings from anything goes to everything’s banned. By Janice Turner.
Prime Minister slams bad parents
The Guardian, 29 September 2009
'Starting now and right across the next Parliament every one of the 50,000 most chaotic families will be part of a family intervention project – with clear rules, and clear punishments if they don't stick to them', Brown told the Labour party conference.
Conservatives commit to scrapping ContactPoint database
Children & Young People Now, 17 September 2009
The Conservatives have cemented their commitment to scrapping the controversial ContactPoint database after featuring the pledge in a policy paper designed to protect personal liberty.
Fixing ‘Broken Britain’?
spiked, 16 September 2009
Instead of ever-earlier state interventions in family life, we need an honest debate about how to safeguard children. By David Clements.
Early intervention could save £486bn
Children & Young People Now, 16 September 2009
Failure to tackle social problems like family breakdown, drug abuse and mental illness, could cost the UK £4 trillion over two decades, a major report has concluded.
Trivial pursuits that turned the town hall snoopers into tyrants
The Times (London), 17 April 2009
Council leaders will admit today that public confidence in surveillance powers has been seriously undermined because they have been used to snoop on people suspected of petty offences.
Councils used spy powers more than 10,000 times
The Times (London), 26 March 2009
Junior officials at England and Wales councils are making huge use of covert surveillance for minor offences, figures show.
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