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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Children In Need Left Behind As Councils Face ‘Financial Brink’
Children In Need Left Behind As Councils Face ‘Financial Brink’
Councils buckling under the strain of austerity are failing children in need, a survey of frontline politicians has revealed.
The National Children’s Bureau’s (NCB) poll of lead members for children’s services shows demand, including from youngsters “at considerable risk”, has steadily grown and cash-strapped local authorities no longer have the means to cope.
The new NCB study of councils’ lead members for children’s services found:
It comes after a Local Government Association study found councils had clocked up a £605m overspend last year, while the number of young people subject to child protection inquires had increased by 140% – to 170,000 – over the past decade.
More than 350 Sure Start centres have also closed their doors since 2010, with spending on the early years centres 47% less in real terms in 2015/16.
But the Government is under pressure to do more to protect frontline children’s services, after a Survation study last week found more than half (53%) of Tory councillors now oppose cutbacks.
Speaking in Parliament, Andrew Gwynne, Shadow Secretary for Communities and Local Government, said cutbacks were “failing children” and councils were now “in crisis”.
Anna Feuchtwang, NCB chief executive, said: “It’s becoming increasingly clear that across England local authorities are struggling to meet the needs of children and young people, including those at considerable risk.
“We should be stepping in to help these children as early as possible, but with two-thirds of lead members saying they have insufficient resources to provide universal services, prevention and early help are falling by the wayside, as councils are forced to prioritise funds for those closest to crisis.
“Strikingly, half of lead members responsible for children’s services linked growing pressure on services with poverty, illustrating the impact of deprivation on children. It’s clear that demand is growing for other reasons too, including cuts to other services and more children living with complex disabilities.
“Central Government must take action so that families can access the help they need when they need it. This starts with an immediate funding injection for children’s services, additional resources to tackle mental health problems, and better data sharing.”
Gwynne called for ministers to take action before the budget next month.
Speaking during a session when MPs could put questions to ministers, he said: “Across swathes of England, children’s services are now in crisis. Seven years of government funding cuts to services supporting families is failing children and driving councils to the financial brink.”
He went on: “When will the minister admit that there is a growing emergency in children’s social care and finally take some action ahead of the budget to deal with this major crisis for councils now.”
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones said that over £200bn had been given to local government to “support local services”, adding: “Children’s services and early intervention are amongst that funding stream.
“What I would also say to him is that we are also aware of the challenges in many areas in providing children’s services and safeguarding and this government continually looks at how we can support local authorities in this regard.”
When quizzed as to why demand was growing, 50% of the councillors said it was due to increased levels of poverty and hardship, while 45% said cuts to other services for families, such as housing support, were a contributing factor.
Nearly a quarter (24%) said that rising levels of abuse and neglect was one of the reasons behind the increase in demand.
A third (36%) said it was in part due to professionals getting better at spotting the signs of a child in urgent need.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gwynne-childrens-services_uk_59f759bfe4b09b5c25677e62
LGBT Walking Unit before step off for parade, including members of Crawford Area LGBT+, Unitarian Universalist CHurch of Meadville, Showing Up for Racial Justrice Crawford County, Allegheny College grouos Why Not Us? and Gender Sexuality Alliance
LGBT Walking Unit before step off for parade, including members of Crawford Area LGBT+, Unitarian Universalist CHurch of Meadville, Showing Up for Racial Justrice Crawford County, Allegheny College grouos Why Not Us? and Gender Sexuality Alliance
Michael Mahler posted a photo:
On Saturday, October 28, 2017, there was an LGBT contingent in the 51st Meadville Halloween Parade, a first for that event. Groups participating included Crawford Area LGBT+, Why Not Us? (Allegheny College camp group to stand up to and bring an end to rape culture), Allegheny College Gender Sexuality Alliance. Showing Up for Racial Justice Crawford County,, and members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville Church. The contingent was well-received. Meadville’s Halloween Parade is the largest night-time parade in Pennsylvania.
5,000 Artists Sign Letter Condemning Artforum Publisher for Sexual Harassment
5,000 Artists Sign Letter Condemning Artforum Publisher for Sexual Harassment
The letter came in response to a lawsuit filed against Knight Landesman in which nine women accused him of harassment.
A day out with dad
A day out with dad
* RICHARD M (6.5+ MILLION VIEWS) posted a photo:
Just one example of how Liverpool Pride day has gradually become such a fabulous fun-filled festival for all the family.
And long may it stay so.
(Shot amongst the audience of a William Brown St outdoor stage show.)
Lunchtime Meal Deals Can Contain Up To 30 Teaspoons Of Sugar, Campaigners Warn
Lunchtime Meal Deals Can Contain Up To 30 Teaspoons Of Sugar, Campaigners Warn
Lunchtime meal deals might be saving you money, but they’re not always saving your health. That’s according to a new report which found some meal deals contained up to 30 teaspoons of sugar, the equivalent of eating 79 chocolate fingers.
One of the worst offending meal deals featured a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich from WHSmith, a Mountain Dew Citrus Blast 500ml drink and a bag of Skittles Crazy Sours. In total, the meal contained four times an adult’s daily maximum intake of sugar, Action on Sugar said.
The campaign group, based at Queen Mary University of London, has called on retailers to take responsibility for the high amounts of sugar they’re selling to consumers by removing high sugar drinks and confectionery (such as those that would have a red traffic light label) from their meal deals.
Other examples of high sugar meal deals include:
:: Tesco Smokehouse Pulled Chicken with Mesquite Style Sauce with a Monster Energy 500ml drink and Mars Duo – with 30 teaspoons of sugar and 1,004 kcal.
:: Morrisons’ Sweet Chilli Chicken Wrap with Relentless Passion Punch Energy 500ml drink and Millionaire Shortbread, with 28 teaspoons of sugar and 1,048 kcal.
:: Co-op Meal Pot Blackbean Pulled Beef & Noodle with Rockstar Blueberry Pomegranate Acai energy 500ml drinkand Rocky Road Bar with 28 teaspoons of sugar and 855 kcal.
The report did note that low sugar meal deal options were possible – with some combinations containing less than one teaspoon of sugar – however Action on Sugar said the majority of retailers are “failing to promote healthy choices to their consumers”.
Kawther Hashem, registered nutritionist and researcher at Action on Sugar, said: “These excessively high sugar combos can have a detrimental effect on people’s health, particularly if eaten daily. It is staggering that by just making simple swaps at lunchtime, you can reduce your sugar intake by a massive 29 teaspoons of sugar.
“Often it is the drinks included in the meal deals which are extremely high in sugar. The majority of the retailers have more high sugar drinks as part of meal deal promotions than lower sugar drinks; this is not giving consumers enough healthier choices. We strongly urge retailers to replace these with lower or no sugar options.”
Action on Sugar said retailers should remove high sugar drinks, chocolate and sweets from meal deals. They also advised them to stop offering any products high in sugar, salt and saturated fats as part of meal deals and instead offer more healthier choices.
The findings were released to coincide with Sugar Awareness Week (30 October – 5 November).
Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Queen Mary University of London and chairman of Action on Sugar, said: “Eating too much sugar is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay. It may seem like it’s a good deal for our wallets, but some meal deal choices are a bad deal for our health.
“Furthermore, both manufacturers and retailers have a responsibility to their customer’s health and should go well beyond reducing the sugar in their products by 20%, as Public Health England is calling for.”
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said retailers have a responsibility “to make the healthy choice the easier choice”.
“Promotions, such as meal deals, have a role to play in achieving this and enabling industry to reduce the amount of sugar we buy and consume,” she continued.
“The industry is engaging positively in the sugar reduction programme for which we will publish a report in March 2018 – it will highlight where progress has been made and where further work is needed.”
In response to the findings, a Morrisons spokesperson told HuffPost UK: “We offer thousands of meal deal combinations for just £3, many of which include low sugar and sugar free drink options.”
Cathryn Higgs, head of food policy at Co-op, said: “We are committed to helping consumers eat better and have a wide choice of healthy lunchtime products for shoppers. Each part of our lunchtime meal deal includes a healthier option from fruit packs to low fat or calorie sandwiches, salads and drinks without high sugar and all of our lunchtime own label products have traffic light labelling.”
Off the back of the report, Action on Sugar issued its top tips for choosing healthier meal deals:
:: Use the FoodSwitch UK app to find healthier choices – simply scan the barcode of your regular brand to get colour coded nutrition information and see a list of healthier alternatives.
:: Choose products with front of pack traffic light colours – pick products that are amber or green for sugar, salt and saturated fat.
:: Choose fruit or vegetables for the snack option.
:: Choose water or sugar-free drinks or smaller portions of fruit juice or smoothies for the drink option.
HuffPost UK has reached out to Tesco and WHSmith and is waiting to hear back.
106 Photos of Halloween Tricks and Out of Control Treats at the Eagle
106 Photos of Halloween Tricks and Out of Control Treats at the Eagle
www.advocate.com/photography/2017/10/30/106-photos-halloween-tricks-and-out-control-treats-eagle
Out “Sordid Lives” actor Jason Dottley alleges more widespread sexual abuse in Hollywood
Out “Sordid Lives” actor Jason Dottley alleges more widespread sexual abuse in Hollywood
“It’s just what I can remember this past week all of the times I was sexually harassed in Hollywood.”
Mueller Indictments, Pat Robertson, Alexander Skarsgard, Kevin Spacey, Apple, Frank Ocean: HOT LINKS
Mueller Indictments, Pat Robertson, Alexander Skarsgard, Kevin Spacey, Apple, Frank Ocean: HOT LINKS
PAT ROBERTSON. Trump should pardon everyone. “This whole thing has got to be shut down … He has every right to shut Mueller down and say, ‘You have gone as far as you need to and I have instructed my Justice Department to close you down.’”
SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS. Press Secretary tries to deflect indictments: “But look, today’s announcement has nothing to do with the president, has nothing to do with the president’s campaign, or campaign activity. Ah, the real collusion scandal, as we’ve said several times before, has everything to do with the Clinton campaign, Fusion GPS, and Russia. There’s clear evidence of the Clinton campaign colluding with Russian intelligence to spread disinformation and smear the president, to influence the election. We’ve been saying from day one there’s been no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, and nothing in the indictment today changes that at all. ”
I’ve lost track of how many times Sarah Huckabee Sanders has mentioned Hillary Clinton today. t.co/yTgjbjblk1
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 30, 2017
DADDY BURNS. Alexander Skarsgard shows off a freshly waxed dome.
FAMILY GUY. They knew about Kevin Spacey 12 years ago.
Family Guy with the Kevin Spacey reference twelve years ago… creepy. pic.twitter.com/bVbEOLlAwz
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 30, 2017
AUSTRALIA. MPs add 100 amendments to marriage bill: “Conservative MPs within the Turnbull government are proposing that up to 100 amendments will be required to the suggested marriage bill if the ‘Yes’ vote is successful. The West Australian has reported that between 60 and 100 amendments will be suggested the bill put forward by Western Australian senator Dean Smith.”
“PEASANT HUNT”. Sounds about right. ‘While it seems the two actually went pheasant hunting and did not in-fact hunt down plebeians, the GOP congressman did accidentally tweet a photo of the two posing with firearms captioned: “Steve King’s annual Bud Day Peasant Hunt. ‘If Donald Trump Jr. defends 2nd Amendment as well as he shoots, we have nothing to worry about.’”’
“Peasant Hunt” pic.twitter.com/dGna40fHfo
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 28, 2017
TAIWAN. Premier plans marriage bill by year’s end.
ROY MOORE. Blasts trans people at rally: “We don’t need transgender bathrooms and we don’t need transgender military and we don’t need a weaker military,” Moore said. “We need to go back to what this country is about.”
APPLE. Company fires engineer after his vlogger daughter reveals the iPhone X in a web video: “It was an innocent mistake,” Peterson emphasizes, adding that she is not bitter or angry and neither is her family. She hopes Apple will learn from the experience to tighten its policies and consistency in upholding them. “At the end of the day, if you work for Apple, it doesn’t matter how good of a person you are,” said Peterson. “If you break a rule, they just have no tolerance.”
NIALL HORAN. One Direction’s newest solo artist just helped the band tie a Beatles record.
FRANK OCEAN. Ocean had a Paris is Burning-style drag ball 30th birthday party.
TRAILER OF THE DAY. No Dress Code Required.
CHRISTMAS TUNE OF THE DAY. Sia’s “Santa’s Coming For Us”.
MONDAY MUSCLE. Rafael Vigal.
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Alesha Dixon Shares An Update On Simon Cowell After Temporarily Replacing Him On ‘X Factor’
Alesha Dixon Shares An Update On Simon Cowell After Temporarily Replacing Him On ‘X Factor’
Alesha Dixon has shared an update on how Simon Cowell is doing, after stepping in to replace him on Sunday’s (29 October) ‘X Factor’.
The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge was drafted in to temporarily take Simon’s place, as he continued to recover at home after suffering a fall on Friday (27 October).
Speaking to HuffPost UK on the red carpet at the Pride Of Britain Awards – which Simon had been planning to attend prior to his ill-health – Alesha said: “He’s doing okay, and I wish him a speedy recovery and I want him back there next week.”
Addressing what it was like to briefly swap ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ for ‘X Factor’, she added: “I was there under not the best circumstances. I’m glad that none of Simon’s acts went home under my watch.
“And yes, I’d much rather had been at home with a cup of tea watching Simon on the show.
“But we are all like a family and I help where I can I was glad to help him out.”
‘X Factor’ bosses are yet to confirm whether Simon will be back on the show this weekend.
The music mogul discussed the events surrounding his dash to hospital on Monday (30 October), stating that the incident has served as a wake-up call.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/alesha-dixon-simon-cowell-health-x-factor_uk_59f7931ae4b0c0c8e67c2a3e
