Nick Clegg just keeps digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole over the child detention issue, doesn't he?
The latest development in what can at best be called an embarrassment for the government, at worst a human rights violation, is Clegg's recent announcement that he plans to make an announcement about the end of child detention by Christmas.
Maybe at Christmas he'll announce that he plans to sit down and have a think about the best time to make his next announcement.
Honestly- this is horrendous. Ending child detention was one of the first commitments made by the coalition after the general election and while the government's dragging its feet, children are still suffering from the irreversible traumas of this experience.
Maybe Clegg will order some fairy lights to brighten up the detention cells on Christmas morning.
I wish I was allowed to swear in our blogs.
Photo credit: Nick-Clegg
The latest development in what can at best be called an embarrassment for the government, at worst a human rights violation, is Clegg's recent announcement that he plans to make an announcement about the end of child detention by Christmas.
Maybe at Christmas he'll announce that he plans to sit down and have a think about the best time to make his next announcement.
Honestly- this is horrendous. Ending child detention was one of the first commitments made by the coalition after the general election and while the government's dragging its feet, children are still suffering from the irreversible traumas of this experience.
Maybe Clegg will order some fairy lights to brighten up the detention cells on Christmas morning.
I wish I was allowed to swear in our blogs.
Photo credit: Nick-Clegg
Why would Mr. Clegg would wait for Christmas to happen. Why prolong the agony of the kids....
Hi Jessah - I agree completely, but progress has been made! Clegg made the big announcement yesterday - http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/childrens-services-blog/2010/12/clegg-yarls-wood-closing-now-child-detention-out-by-may.html