Every day brings a new report of another local authority considering cuts to its children’s centres.  Sheffield, Westminster, Derby, Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham – the list is growing as councils attempt to deal with the effects of drastically reduced budgets.

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Many parents will be wondering what’s next on the hit list, as the row over the Chancellor’s decision to axe child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers rumbles on. Read More »

The rain was pounding down when I followed in the footsteps of many politicians and visited the Bromley-by-Bow Centre (BBBC). The grey, cold East End of London is not where I’d choose to spend a Friday afternoon.

But the BBBC is the antithesis of the weather and the area. It’s an attractive building surrounded by a grassy park dotted with sculptures. The staff are equally warm and welcoming, even the GPs are known by their first names.  Read More »

Watching a four-month-old baby being fed a burger and fries on TV last night was distressing. What’s more, her grandfather had just undergone nine months of hospital treatment for morbid obesity, a whopping 73 stones!! Read More »

I actually feel sorry for Department for Education officials at the moment. While the coalition Government beds in do they draw straws before each speaking engagement to decide which one has to attend?

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