Al Aynsley-Green
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Britain has created a crisis in childhood, says former children’s commissionerSir Al Aynsley-Green has written a hard-hitting book that he hopes will shame politicians and spark a national debate
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Bullied, bereaved and poor – would I have succeeded today?We are not doing enough to help disadvantaged children prosper, argues Al Aynsley-Green, who overcame poverty in the 1950s
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Mosquito youth dispersal alarms face banRights groups say devices used to disperse teenage groups are distressing and dangerous
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So you thought the age of child labour was over in Britain ...
Catherine BennettCatherine Bennett: We applaud the sacrifices of young carers, yet do nothing to alleviate their isolation or vulnerability
So you thought the age of child labour was over in Britain ...
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NHS continues to fail mentally ill children
Under-18s are still receiving inappropriate treatment on adult wards
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Cif green Spare us these commissioners bewailing the lot of the young
Catherine BennettCatherine Bennett: Sir Al Aynsley-Green is convinced we are dreadful to our children. The facts suggest he is behind the times
Spare us these commissioners bewailing the lot of the young
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Call for ban on audio device that targets young earsChildren's commissioner says high-pitched 'Mosquito' noise infringes human rights
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Children's tsar seeks to ban sonic weapon used on hoodies
High-pitched whine of Mosquito alarm, used to deter teenagers from loitering in groups, 'infringes their human rights'
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Hostile to Takeover
Yvonne RobertsYvonne Roberts: What will inviting children into the workplace for a day achieve? Better for adults to go and find out what life as a child is actually like
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Watchdog opposes plan to x-ray child asylum seekers
Plans to x-ray the teeth of unaccompanied child asylum seekers to assess their age contravene medical ethics and may constitute assault, the children's watchdog for England warns today
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Smacking law upheld despite protests from children's tsar
· Minister reasserts parents' rights after review
· No evidence that law 'is not working properly'
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Government announces review of smacking law
The row over smacking children was reopened today as the government announced a review of the law less than three years since MPs rejected an outright ban.
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Commissioner calls for children to take over councils and schools
The children's commissioner for England today urged councils, businesses, charities, schools and the government to allow children and young people to take over their organisations for a day.
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Children face poverty, neglect and demonisation, commissioner warns
England is one of the worst countries in the developed world in which to be a child, the children's commissioner said today.
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Walking back to happiness
How can young people's low spirits be improved? The children's commissioner has a few good ideas. Anna Bawden reports.



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