I was wondering how long it would take for asylum seekers to become the sacrificial lambs in the run-up to the general election.
Continue reading Ukip launches the (anti) asylum election debate.
March 2010 Archives
It was a bad enough day for cider drinkers and those who "invest" in Belize but, for public sector workers, chancellor Alistair Darling realised their worst fears in yesterday's budget: two more years of pay restraint.
Continue reading Public sector staff hit again in Darling's Budget.
If only the apologies of social workers were accorded the same respect as the one uttered by Pope Benedict on child abuse in the Catholic Church.
Continue reading Social workers and the Pope say 'sorry': compare and contrast.
Perhaps it is because my teenage years lie somewhere over a far-away hill, but I had not heard of mephedrone until a year ago.
Continue reading Mephedrone: Does banning achieve anything?.
It probably didn't feel like the best of starts for the new children's commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson.
Continue reading Why should Maggie Atkinson be sacked?.
As the assisted suicide debate continues in the UK, the Dutch are considering going one step further and allow healthy, elderly people who are just "tired of living" to summon help to end things.
Continue reading Assisted suicide for those 'tired of life' considered in Holland.
It was a headline waiting to happen: the "British Fritzl". And although the appalling incidents occurred in the past, the issue of what is taboo for social workers remains a relevant one.
Continue reading The incest taboo discussed on Radio 4.
If The Taxpayers' Alliance has the ear of David Cameron, council staff investing in the Local Government Pension Scheme may have a rude surprise if the Conservatives win the general election.
Continue reading Taxpayers' Alliance targets local government pensions.
Those familiar with the line "because he's worth it" will be interested in the windfall that is about to blow into the lap of Care UK chairman John Nash.
Continue reading A nice little earner for Care UK chairman.
The national roll-out of the Sarah's Law pilots has been welcomed and there is no doubt that any scheme that denies paedophiles access to children has its merits.
Continue reading Flaws in Sarah's Law make it a work in progress still.
Politicians are renowned for not answering questions. Communities secretary John Denham yesterday gave a masterclass in how not to not answer the question. Yes, you did read that correctly.
Continue reading Will you lose your job? Don't ask the minister.
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