‘No 2 Named Person’ conference: the family fights back

As the Christian Institute prepares to launch a judicial review of the anti-family ‘named person’ and data theft provisions contained in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, with legal papers expected to be lodged by the end of June, all those who Read More …

GIRFEC breaches Article 8 and the Data Protection Act

Voices of dissent over the Great God GIRFEC appear to be gathering a head of steam and and, what’s more, they are singing from remarkably similar song sheets in relation to the legality (or otherwise) of this universal surveillance policy Read More …

Supporting children and families? Aye, that’ll be right!

Under the dubious headline of Supporting children and families, Scottish Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell, has dutifully launched a consultation on the Scottish Government’s forthcoming Children and Young People Bill. She’s from the government and is here to help, don’t Read More …

Early Intervention and Universal Surveillance

By Sheila Struthers (first published on SubRosa blog, 11 December 2010) Early intervention and universal surveillance: “the sort of thing Hitler talked about”    Tony Blair  on early intervention, identifying  tomorrow’s “problems“ in the womb. Chilling stuff. ‘This one about identifying Read More …