The parable of the laughing man
By Amy There once lived a man, a joyful man, in an age of fear and sadness. A man, and nothing more – born of flesh, to return to dust, like all before him, and all who would follow. A Read More …
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When children’s rights are wronged
Carolyne Willow’s opinion piece in the Guardian, in which she criticises the Badman home education proposals as being unhelpful for children, has attracted a wide range of readers’ comments. While some commentators clearly see his DCSF commissioned report for what it is Read More …
Laming’s legacy of failure
By Amy and Elaine In August 2007, a seventeen month old boy who was to become known to the world as Baby P died after months of appalling cruelty at the hands of his mother, her partner, and their lodger. Read More …
More questions than answers
By Amy This is a response to the questions posed by Ian Dowty here. The NSPCC, after carrying out national research into people’s views is of the view that “Child abuse can take four forms, all of which can cause long Read More …
Taking liberties
Freedom of information can be a dangerous thing, as many MPs have recently found after being hoist by the petard of their own legislation and the dogged determination of Telegraph journalists. Once the honourable Members’ catalogue of crimes against the Read More …
