by Allan Norman
Behind the
devastating consequences for that one Ugandan woman lies a much wider point of
principle determined by the Court in this case that will be of concern to us as
human rights professionals.
By Nigel Leaney
As a society we underestimate the benefits of sleep and the threat that sleep deprivation poses for our mental health
By Simon Heng
by Allan NormanThe Mexican
Indian sold little baskets that he made, in addition to his work as a
subsistence farmer. They were truly
unique, and beautiful. Each one was
individually crafted, taking many hours of work. The patterns and images were woven
intricately, the dyes were hand prepared from plants and insects he had gone
out to discover.
By Martin Routledge
By James Churchill
Changes to VAT rules and also to the working time directive are going to leave care providers with some tough budget decisions
By John Grier
Problem drinkers are getting younger and more numerous. But sorting out post-emergency care is proving difficult to manage
by Simon Stevens
An old TV courtroom drama brings into focus the way in which the disabled were treated in a less enlightened decade
by Allan Norman
Jef Smith
argues, in the March issue of Professional Social Work, that the approach of
the General Social Care Council to sexual ethics is misguided. In an otherwise unrelated article
Michael Preston Shoot in the same issue makes a complementary observation,
"the licence to practise has been withdrawn from social workers who have
engaged in inappropriate relationships with service users or failed to declare
convictions, but not from those who have been found to have acted unlawfully..."
by Allan Norman
When YL
took on Birmingham City Council (YL
v. Birmingham City Council & Ors [2007] UKHL 27 (20 June 2007),
she had arraigned in her support not only the usual suspect - Liberty, Justice
and the British Institute of Human Rights, Help the Aged and Age Concern - but also the Official
Solicitor and the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. But she still
lost. Some will recall this case concerned whether the human rights that she
would have had had the local authority directly been providing her residential
care were rights that she still had when the local authority contracted instead
with a private provider.
By Simon Heng
Recent hikes in the cost of living have hit people on low incomes hard, particularly disabled people who depend on benefits
The quest for equality of opportunity in health, happiness and prosperity is at the heart of the government's Children's Plan
by Andrew Holman
Community Care's Excellence Network awards lunch was certainly surprising when Ivan Lewis stayed the whole 2 hours to give out the certificates,
by Allan Norman
Mr John Hemming MP is not known to have a love of social workers or of the courts. As both a social worker and a solicitor, I took pleasure in reading the judgement of the Court of Appeal, about Mr John Hemming yesterday. It included the following extracts:
by Polly Neate
There are encouraging signs that political consensus may be reached on the best approach to solve child poverty
by Nigel Leaney
Popular movements seem incapable of changing anything today - such a contrast with the 1960s, when radicalism held sway
by Anna C Young
Getting off to a good start with your client means listening to their fears, as well as communicating honestly and simply
by Allan Norman
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
"The dog did nothing in the night-time."
"That was the curious incident."
(Sherlock Holmes in ‘Silver Blaze’, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Independent Asylum Commission has punched above its weight. Asked to address it, I tried to find out more about what it was. It was plainly not a statutory enquiry. Nor was it an initiative of a national charity. It appears that it originated in relatively obscure local citizens groups, ironically likely to be less known to the public than the commission they created – more power to their elbow!
