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More children in care – the causes, issues, and solution

31/01/2022

Danny Wilson outlines how local authorities could help prevent the rapid increase in the number of children in care.

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Devolution and putting place first

The real lesson of Andy Burnham's Makerfield success, argues Dr Jonathan Carr-West, is that place – not personality – is the key to Britain's future.

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