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Government is tightening the screw on young people's lives

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  • Monday, August 3, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The phrase "turn of the screw" refers to an action that makes a bad situation worse, especially one that forces someone to do something. And one reason, perhaps, that prison officers are routinely known as "screws" is because of the mediaeval torture using thumbscrews - tightening them up to increase the pain. In just a generation, young people really have witnessed and experienced the turn of the screw.

Three steps to securing a bright future for youth work

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  • Monday, July 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Now that the dust has truly settled on the general election and government intentions for the next five years, it is time for youth work to take stock. What are its prospects, who are its allies, and where might it find support and succour for its future?

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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  • Monday, July 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

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