Showing posts with label Teenagers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teenagers. Show all posts
Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Joy of Six 1593

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"Reform’s problems today, reflected in its diminished polling, stem in large part from the difficulties and limits of professionalisati...
Sunday, September 27, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo: Brutal

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As Lord Bonkers mentioned, or tried to mention, this track in his foreword to the latest Liberator Songbook, I thought I would investigate ...
Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Pennsylvania's Kids for Cash Scandal shows the danger of the profit motive in the juvenile justice system

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If you want to see the danger of introducing the profit motive into the detention of young offenders, watch this video on Pennsylvania's...

The Joy of Six 1574

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Liz David-Barrett argues that, by making rule-breaking a selling point, Reform UK is signalling it's open for influence trading: "...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

The Joy of Six 1570

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"This is a staggering death rate of 130 per 100,000 care leavers, a figure at least three times higher than the general population. It ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The Joy of Six 1567

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"Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support f...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

The Joy of Six 1562

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"Every large fire has two causes, the spark that lights it and the conditions that let it become so severe. Naming the fire, though, ca...
Sunday, August 09, 2026

The Joy of Six 1559

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"Violence has prevailed against the freedom of the press. I was denied the right to report on the disgraceful acts which later unfolded...

The Coasters: Yakety Yak

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Isn't this brilliant? It has everything, from a situation every Fifties American teenager would have been familiar with to an irresistib...
Friday, July 17, 2026

The Joy of Six 1549

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Aveek Bhattacharya argues that Andy Burnham is Labour's Boris Johnson: "The two men share a tendency to be led by instinct over do...
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Monday, June 22, 2026

Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

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The Guardian wins our coveted Headline of the Day Award, but it took a concerted effort to convince the judges that the story beneath it is...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

The Joy of Six 1534

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Keir Starmer should set a timetable for his departure from Number 10 and give his successor the opportunity to prepare for becoming prime mi...
Monday, June 15, 2026

The Joy of Six 1533

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James Ball argues that Labour's social media ban for teenagers is an admission of total and utter failure to govern online spaces: ...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

The Joy of Six 1530

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"The big red 'stop nudes' button is appealing because it’s a lot easier than investing in proper services to protect children a...
Friday, May 29, 2026

Duncan Dunlop MSP on the failings of the child care system

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Here's the powerful maiden speech on the Scottish child care system made by the Lib Dem MSP Duncan Dunlop. He was elected from the South...

The Joy of Six 1525

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"Unlike Blair, he was deeply and passionately engaged in the current moment. He had not fossilised his world view. He was intellectuall...
Friday, May 22, 2026

The Joy of Six 1522

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"Why, if the homes are unregistered and therefore illegal, are English councils still placing children in them? And how can the system ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Joy of Six 1507

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"These settings are not registered – as they should be by law – with Ofsted. They are meant to be temporary, but a recent report by the...
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Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Joy of Six 1506

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"A project that ought to be broad, open and compassionate has come to be dominated by a narrow set of ideological demands which leave l...
Monday, April 13, 2026

The Joy of Six 1503

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Marcus Hughes  on the many problems the Welsh government must overcome in achieving its laudable aim of removing private profit from the car...