News round up: Baby P remembered on third birthday he didn’t see

Baby P remembered on third birthday he didn’t live to see

It should have been his third birthday – but yesterday there was no party, no celebration, just silence.

At the cemetery where Baby P is buried the bunches of flowers and dozens of soft toys gently placed on the damp ground said enough.

Read more on this story in The Daily Mail

Poor take-up for social housing scheme

A scheme designed to let thousands of social housing tenants buy stakes in their homes has been taken up by fewer than 300 households, it has emerged.

Read more on this story in The Financial Times

Community sentences laughed at, report finds

Community sentences are “laughed at” because offenders who breach them are not punished harshly enough, according to a study by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King’s College, London.
Read more on this story in The Daily Telegraph

Medical watchdog criticises care of British troops

Frontline medical treatment received by British troops is “exemplary” – so much so that the NHS could learn a few things – but there are worrying shortfalls in standards back home and at some overseas bases, reports an independent investigation.

Read more on this story in The Independent

Labour schools policies unconvincing, says poll

Labour has failed to convince voters that its drive to improve education has led to a fairer schools system, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today. Nearly half of people do not think children have an equal chance of getting into a good school and nearly 60% believe school standards are falling.