politics and policy
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.
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.
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