Tag: children’s rights
New ‘ACE’ branding, same old junk science
In November 2012, the National Risk Framework to Support the Assessment of Children and Young People was published. As a comprehensive useful idiots’ guide to tick-box tyranny based on prevention (i.e. junk) science, the document made no mention of ‘consent’ or Read More …
Weasel wellbeing words mean no new rights for young people
[Re-blogged] Contrary to Scottish government spin, duly disseminated by the usual cheerleading suspects, children’s rights were neither upheld nor extended by the sections of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 which came into force in January 2018. The fake news narrative Read More …
Children’s rights activist Peter Newell jailed for abuse
For those of us committed to supporting children’s rights, this is a disturbing development, which underlines the importance of checks and balances when it comes to maintaining oversight of the ‘rentseeking sector’ and its so-called ‘regulators’. Children’s rights activist Peter Read More …
