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Destroying the Myth: Kayleigh Garthwaite’s tips for welfare bloggers

Kayleigh Garthwaite
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Kayleigh Garthwaite is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Geography at Durham University – and the author of the eye-opening blog post The ‘scrounger’ myth is causing real suffering to many in society,

In this Q&A Kayleigh gives her tips on blogging about benefits and talks further about the myths surrounding welfare.

What advice would you give to people who are just getting into blogging about welfare?

It’s important to try to keep as up to date as possible with changes to welfare as it’s a constantly evolving process. Continue reading Destroying the Myth: Kayleigh Garthwaite’s tips for welfare bloggers

A growing gap to meet children’s service needs – interview with Cafcass

cafcassdouglasWould we complain if councils spent £0.5m to avert another ‘Baby P’?

Would we say that children’s services left our roads with pot holes if funding had to be taken from other budgets, like maintenance or roads?

These are the kind of see-saw decisions local authorities are trying to balance, according to Anthony Douglas, chief executive of CAFCASS, the national agency that supports and advises children and families through court. Continue reading A growing gap to meet children’s service needs – interview with Cafcass