Good Society
Cameron tries to teach social workers told how to suck eggs… again
Hilton Dawson, chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers, responds to David Cameron’s speech today on ‘troubleshooting’ problem families.
Over 10,000 children under 13 in cells every year must be stopped
Sophie Willett writes about the Howard League's aim to end the practice of jailing children under 13, which currently causes over 10,000 children to be locked up each year.
Livingstone pledges London Living Rent, saying Boris has “completely failed” on housing
Ken Livingstone today pledged to establish a London-wide non-profit lettings agency and introduce a London Living Rent for the capital, reports Shamik Das.
Five reasons to oppose the welfare bill
The welfare reform bill will penalise the disabled, those working class communities who live in inner cities and second-earners who work over 16 hours a week.
The creeping militarisation of our police must be resisted
Kevin Meagher argues that increased spending on military-style equipment for the police is the last thing that the riots should lead to.
Does the child poverty agenda now belong to the Conservatives?
Declan Gaffney looks at the British Social Attitudes Survey 2011 and asks whether the child poverty agenda now belongs to Iain Duncan Smith’s Conservatives.