Media coverage of ‘Licensed to Hug’
26 June 2008
The report Licensed to Hug, by Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow, generated considerable press interest.
The following appeared on 26 June 2008.
A quarter of adults to face ‘anti-paedophile’ tests. Daily Telegraph - front page
Time for sanity in the vetting of volunteers. Daily Telegraph - leader
Government will crack down on unnecessary CRB checks, Phil Hope says. Daily Telegraph
Are we overprotective of our children? Daily Telegraph - discussion
Has vetting damaged trust? Today, BBC Radio Four
Adults ‘scared to go near kids’. BBC News Online
Is our response to child sex abuse in proportion? BBC News Online - Analysis by Mark Easton
Child safety laws mean adults ‘scared to approach children’. Guardian
Child protection laws are ‘poisoning the relationships between adults and children’. Daily Mail
Quarter of adults must be CRB checked under new rules. The Times (London)
Paedophile label scares off adults. London Metro
Child protection measures ‘increase risk to children’. Inthenews.co.uk
Adults Scared Of Children. Raising Kids
New report explores the damaging effects of child protection policies. innovations report, Germany
Escalation in child protection measures make adults ‘afraid to interact with children’. 24dash.com
The following appeared on 27 June 2008.
An obnoxious brat in the street, a chilling leaflet… and my 14-year-old son who chants ‘Childline’ when I try to hug him. By Tom Utley. Daily Mail
This child protection hysteria deflects attention from a real, and growing, danger. By Dominic Lawson. The Independent
Protecting kids is far from child’s play, by Tim Gill. Guardian - Comment is Free
Acting on instinct, by David Wilson. Guardian - Comment is Free
Are we overprotective of our kids? Guardian - news blog
Parents banned from ferrying children to sports matches. Daily Telegraph
Baby photos that fall foul of the PC police, by Lesley Thomas. Daily Telegraph
‘I was treated like a paedophile’, by Julian Joyce. BBC News Online.
Londres multiplie les contrôles antipédophiles. Le Figaro (France)
Esther Rantzen’s fury over kid check. The Mirror
Welcome for record check on volunteers. Dorset Echo / Daily Echo
Letters to the Telegraph, including from Meg Hillier MP, Home Office Minister
The following appeared on 28 June 2008.
John Pinnington sacked after CRB check reveals unsubstantiated abuse allegations. Telegraph
New Report Explores The Damaging Effects Of Child Protection Policies. Medical News Today
Letters to the Telegraph
The following appeared on 29 June 2008.
If we can’t learn to trust each other, we will lose ourselves and our children. By Tim Lott. Independent
Parents are kidding themselves over child protection. By Rod Liddle. Sunday Times
There is no law against photographing children. By Jemima Lewis. Telegraph
The following appeared on 30 June 2008.
We’re all victims in Meg Hillier’s mad world. By Philip Johnston. Telegraph
Letters to the Telegraph
Further coverage
How magic might finally fix your computer. The Red Tape Chronicles, MSNBC, 7 July 2008
I launched Childline to protect the most vulnerable - but unleashed a politically correct monster. By Esther Rantzen. Daily Mail, 9 July 2008
Bureaucrats killing future British tennis stars. By Jim White. Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2008
Paranoia has taken over child protection, by India Knight. The Sunday Times, 13 July 2008
Dad rules, by Andrew Clover. The Sunday Times, 6 July 2008
The Damaging Effects of Child Protection Policies. Children Webmag, 1 August 2008
Why are teachers scared of learning to give pupils First Aid? By Alexandra Frean, Education Editor. Times Online (London), 10 November 2008
Baby P: how does society best protect its children? Daily Telegraph, 12 November 2008
Also see:
Thou shalt not hug, by Frank Furedi. New Statesman, 26 June 2008
Now you need a licence to interact with children, by Frank Furedi. spiked, 26 June 2008
Childcare: child’s play is now a minefield, by Frank Furedi. Daily Telegraph, 26 June 2008
Licensed to Hug. Civitas blog, 26 June 2008
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