Less than a year since the referendum on membership of the European Union (EU), the country faces more nationwide political campaigning and election results - indeed Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement suggested strongly that she wants this election to give her a "refresh" of the Brexit mandate the country gave the government last June.
If last year's referendum was anything to go by, questions about what kind of country, society and future children and young people need and hope for will barely get a look in across the mainstream coverage of this election. There are many particular challenges for children's rights and policy involved in the process of Brexit itself that are worthy of far more significant attention, even if the election does focus exclusively on Brexit. However it is framed in the media and popular debates, the implications of this general election for children, families and the services they rely on in their communities are huge.
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