How on earth did the the authorities let this happen?

[Admiral Huddy]

About time..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7772060.stm

All that remains is a few of her colleagues and a radical shape up.

[AboveTheSalt]

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Can someone please explain to me how this happens?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...in-months.html

Actually, I think that the explanation is fairly well covered in the article.

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

About time..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7772060.stm

All that remains is a few of her colleagues and a radical shape up.

I would be very surprised if Sharon Shoesmith doesn't take Haringey Council to an Industrial Tribunal.


As to the radical shape up (shake up?) at Haringey Council, I understand that that is (once again) in progress. Sadly, the likelihood is that lots of money will be spent on reports and advice from external consultants, the deckchairs will be moved around, good people will leave Haringey Social Services, nobody will want to join, the few remaining staff will be placed under ever greater strain and things will only get worse

Like Lynne Featherstone, Ed Balls and the Department for Children, Schools and Families, I have no idea what the solution to the problems in Haringey will entail but I do know that Haringey is a very deprived area with high levels of unemployment, lots of dysfunctional families, & etc., etc., etc.

Daily Wail, Torygraph and even Grauniad readers protest loudly but I very much doubt that any of them will "up sticks" and relocate to Haringey or take up very stressful jobs there helping the families and children for whom they profess such concern.