‘The UK government is in a state of denial about the impact of austerity policies on the poor’
“There is a striking and almost complete disconnect between what I heard from the government and what I consistently heard from many people directly, across the country.”
From the Guardian article 17th November 2019:
UN rapporteur Philip Alston’s hard-hitting report on poverty includes the following
Hopes and fears after Brexit - slide share
including the key political priorities for low-income voters
From JRF: This week, new research by Sir John Curtice and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) looks at the public’s priorities after Brexit, particularly from the perspective of people on low incomes, who overwhelmin
Holding down vital job a struggle, say parents of disabled children. Important new report

Parents of the UK’s million disabled children are struggling to hold down vital jobs
– even when they downshift and stall career progress
– because of a dearth of suitable and affordable childcare, flexible jobs and appropriate leave.
A new report by charity Working Families analysed feedba
Read more: Holding down vital job a struggle, say parents of disabled children. Important new report
Executive Function Guide – new resource from Center on the Developing Child
From the Center: Consider your daily routine. Do you have to schedule appointments? Remember instructions from your supervisor? Juggle multiple tasks at once? Executive function and self-regulation are the mental processes that help us accomplish our daily tasks. The Center on the Developing Child c
Read more: Executive Function Guide – new resource from Center on the Developing Child
Professor Luisella Magnani has sent TAC Bulletin readers her recent Poster

‘It’s living and loving the Baby in his There-Being’
Two extracts:
1. If Paediatric Palliative Care is a Celebration of Life (Ehospice, 19th October 2017), even if that Celebration lasts few years, few days or even few hours, it’s universally urgent that the Baby in the womb to whom a delicat
Read more: Professor Luisella Magnani has sent TAC Bulletin readers her recent Poster
'Primary Interventionists in the Team Around the Child approach' – new book by Peter Limbrick for practitioners, managers and parents
CARING ACTIVISM: A 21ST CENTURY CONCEPT OF CARE by Peter Limbrick
Many of these vulnerable people live beyond the reach of public services and must cope as best they can on their own. This book suggests every citizen has the choice of turning away from their plight or taking action
With a Foreword by Professor Hilton Davis
Back cover:
Think of rough sleepers in E
Read more: CARING ACTIVISM: A 21ST CENTURY CONCEPT OF CARE by Peter Limbrick