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Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.

Openness should nip extremism in the bud

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  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  • | CYP Now
It is just over a month since the murder of Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby shocked the country, and then triggered a spate of reprisals. In typically strident-sounding fashion, the government set up a "taskforce" - the crisis-management response tool of choice for politicians these days.

Education for offenders has to make the grade

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The government's desire to put education at the centre of youth custody and tackle the stubbornly high reoffending rates - still in excess of 70 per cent - is, on the face of it, welcome.

Labour must produce a clear vision for children

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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2014
  • | CYP Now
After a slow start, Labour seems to be finding its feet in opposition. But with a general election a little over a year away, time is running out for the party to produce a coherent policy vision for children, young people and families.

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