Reversing the impact of austerity on children’s services must be a priority
There can be few greater indictments of this government than that delivered by the independent review of children’s…
Children’s social care
How to radically reimagine our children’s care system and support for care leavers
I will have a lifelong interest in children’s social care. As a former social worker, I cannot help…
We cannot let vulnerable children slip down the agenda again
During the sixth minute of football matches played across the country last weekend, the crowds for both teams…
The story of a moral failing: for too long, children in care have been ignored
Covid-19 and the accompanying lockdown have highlighted many daunting inequalities across our country and a public sector struggling…
How Labour is tackling the children’s social care crisis in Leeds
Ten years of a Conservative government has created a crisis in children’s social care. Nationally, the number of…
