Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Wiltshire have cut off funding. Some Labour councils have also pulled out.
We would invite Lord Herbert to meet some of the women’s groups, parents, gay and lesbian people, and sportswomen whose views differ from his.
The group founded to campaign for gay rights has become a threat to women, children, and to free speech.
To what degree should any council, even one of the biggest in the country, shoulder the effects of what is a national and international issue?
The issue deeply affects hundreds of thousands of people a year, across every constituency, every local authority, every city and town.
We need specific, ring-fenced funding for them – which we on the Women and Equalities committee have been calling for.
Upper class professionals are imposing their preference for formal settings – bringing the trade-off of higher prices and fewer affordable providers.
We controlled Covid in our prisons, kept the courts running throughout lockdown, and were the first in the western world to resume jury trials.
A survey of the 400 plus Centre for Social Justice Alliance’s charities found that members felt undermined by statutory services.
Ministers must make sure the new Online Safety Bill is fit for purpose, can adapt to new technology, and compasses encrypted platforms.
Surely it is far better to invest in helping parents and children than to spend money picking up the pieces.
“Investing in our youngest children will have a transformational impact,” says the former cabinet minister, as a review she leads publishes its plan.
The first in a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about schools after Covid.
In the wake of International Women’s Day, the fourth article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week.
Children make up around 20 per cent of the population – yet CAMHS only receives 6.4 per cent of mental health spending.