By the end of 1998, yo-yos had sprung back into fashion, Peter Mandelson had resigned from the Cabinet for the first time and Geri Halliwell had left the Spice Girls. It was also the year the government published its last families green paper.
A lot has changed since then. Labour has claimed to develop "groundbreaking" policies for children and families. Few would deny that the establishment of thousands of Sure Start children's centres, extended schools services and the introduction of Every Child Matters have gone some way to improve local provision of family services. But, as outlined in Support for All, the government's new families and relationships green paper published last week, much more is needed to address the challenges facing parents and their children today.
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