The New Social Worker

MAY 27, 2024

Read The New Social Worker's book review of Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women by Anne P. DePrince. Reviewed by Shakima Tozay.

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The Guardian

MAY 27, 2024

After the Post Office, infected blood, Grenfell Tower, Windrush and more, what could fall on the next prime minister’s watch? Reckonings with shocking national scandals have lately become a defining feature of British public life. Some, like the Post Office and infected blood scandals, have erupted from cases of wrongdoing hidden in plain sight. Again and again, whistleblowers are shown to have been sidelined, ignored and dismissed.

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The Guardian

MAY 27, 2024

From railways to nurseries and children’s homes, investors are taking advantage of chances to siphon taxpayer funds offshore Sector by sector, private equity is making deep inroads into UK public services. More than a decade ago, the collapse of Southern Cross , the private-equity-owned care home operator, revealed the havoc that can be wreaked when essential public services are run by heavily indebted businesses with complex financial structures.

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