Gary
Craig, professor of social justice, looks at the 13 year history of the social
fund and finds that it fails abjectly to alleviate the problems of poverty.
Search results for "ethnic"
Unlucky for most
Racism still a problem….
I
agree wholeheartedly with Wendy Pitcairn (Letters, 8 November), who argues that
"form-filling undermines the capacity of social workers to think for
themselves".
Government tackles housing inequality
Housing minister Lord Falconer has outlined
the government's Race and Housing Action Plan.
C is for Confidence – A guide to running confidence building courses for women of all ages
By Mary Blair and Lesley Wilson, Russell House
Publishing, 4 St Georges House, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LS,
£14.95 (plus £1.50 p&p).
Number on child protection register falls
The number of children on local authority child protection
registers has fallen by 11 per cent, the government has
revealed.
An inspiration
Liz Garrett reflects on the life of Anne Van
Meeuwen an influential figure in child care who touched the lives
of many.
It’s catching
The use of headhunters to fill senior roles in
social care is on the increase but, asks Ruth Winchester, do
headhunter agencies compound or alleviate the recruitment
crisis?
There can't be
research into practice
Neil Thompson looks at new Home Office research into the
experiences of ethnic minorities in relation to crime, policing and
justice
In the latest report from the Home Office Research,
Councils to monitor staff racial make-up
English and Welsh councils will have to publish a race equality
scheme by the end of next May, as well as make arrangements for
monitoring the racial make-up of their workforces,
Wrong route on asylum
The demise of the universally hated voucher scheme for asylum
seekers is a welcome move by the government.
However, there is a very high price to pay.
A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By
Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay.
Social exclusion: is Labour working?
Gary
Craig, professor of social justice at the University of Hull, casts a critical
eye over New Labour's record on tackling poverty over the past four years.
Forgotten fringe
The plethora of social inclusion policies are at risk of
ignoring the most marginalised people, who often need the high-quality support
that can be provided only by social
A liberal dilemma
Yvonne Roberts asks whether social and
religious diversity can co-exist with consensus and
solidarity?.
Lack of information on drug side-effects
Only one
in four people from ethnic minorities who are taking medication for
psychiatric problems said they were given enough information about
possible side-effects, according to mental
Easier evictions for anti-social tenants
The
government looks set to reform the procedure for using anti-social
behaviour orders to make it easier for local authorities to evict
nuisance tenants.
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‘Dear Sajid Javid: please end the inappropriate detention of autistic people and those with learning disabilities’
Ofsted calls for power to scrutinise children’s home groups
Seven in eight commissioners paying below ‘minimum rate for home care’
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