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It's time to respect children's rights

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 17, 2009
  • | CYP Now
You wait ages for one 20th anniversary, then three come along at once. We've just marked the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 1989 Children Act. And this week it is 20 years since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child came into existence.

Policy advisers should not be silenced

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Home Secretary Alan Johnson's dismissal of David Nutt, chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, is by no means the first time ministers have hidden behind the spurious distinction between advice and policy.

Policy into practice: E. coli

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The issue: The recent outbreak of E. coli at a farm in Surrey has raised attention once again around the importance of safety and hygiene for children and young people.

Cut traffic speed to make cycling safer

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2009
  • | CYP Now
When I was about 10 a car came around the corner of a quiet country lane and knocked me flying off my bicycle. Fortunately, I went into the hedge and the bike went into the middle of the road.