A huge part of me hopes that the unprecedented coalition of sector bodies that came together to call for children to be at the heart of government's spending plans has had an impact. As we look forward to this year's National Children and Adult Services conference, wouldn't it be great if it was consumed with the "problem" of deciding how best to spend newly announced money for children and families, rather than another year of wondering what more can possibly be done with even less?
My inner cynic tells me not to count any chickens before they are hatched. But in this time window of imagining that austerity policies might be over soon, thoughts turn to an entirely different set of questions: is re-injecting public money enough to solve all the problems in our welfare state for children and families? If the financial tide finally turns, would the new money reach the people who need it the most? Does the welfare state still care well enough?
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