politics and policy
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.
Surveillance will cost more than £34 billion say Convention on Modern Liberty
The Times (London), 18 February 2009
The cost of running Britain’s state-run databases over the next ten years has soared to £34 billion, according to estimates from a new campaign against what it called the surveillance society.
Sara Payne starts work as Victims’ Champion
The Times (London), 31 January 2009
In the eight years since her daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered by a paedophile, Sara Payne has become a familiar figure in British public life as the scourge of complacent politicians.
Leadership not poverty to blame for poor exam results, says Ed Balls
The Times (London), 16 January 2009
Schools should stop blaming poverty for bad exam results, the Children’s Secretary said as he attacked the “excuses culture” that persists in many poor communities.
Barack Obama: a letter to my girls
Sunday Times, 15 January 2009
On the eve of his inauguration, Barack Obama has written an emotional open letter to his daughters apologising for his absence over much of the last two years, and explaining why he took the path to the White House.
Social mobility: Labour tries to revive flagging crusade to help poor children
The Times (London), 14 January 2009
Ministers are promoting a series of policies in an effort to bring their key project back on track.
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.
Single parents face seven-year wait
The Times (London), 27 October 2008
Thousands awaiting maintenance payments may have to hold on until 2015 before the CSA successor processes their cases.
There are rewards for all in this crunch
The Sunday Times, 12 October 2008
As the New York mayor said after the 9/11 attacks, take the kids to the park, buy a pizza, see a show. By Simon Jenkins.
PM threatens problem families with eviction
The Times (London), 14 July 2008
Gordon Brown promises toughest action yet on disruptive youngsters but fails to dwell on hospital-visit proposals for thugs.
Cameron tells the fat and poor: take responsibility
The Times (London), 8 July 2008
Tory leader says society is too sensitive to judge others as good or bad and pledges to speak out against 'moral neutrality'.
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