Children’s services: poor. Fathers’ services: invisible

Today’s report by Ofsted that nearly a third of local children’s services are ‘adequate’or ‘poor’ will no doubt shock many dads. It will be especially worrying for those who live in the ten ‘poor’ rated areas, including Haringey, the area embroiled in the recent Baby P scandal.

What is more surprising is that the ‘comperehensive’ review [...]

Finally a hero dad who survived

Today’s Daily Mail ran a story about a ‘hero’ dad who donated an organ to his dying child. It’s pretty impressive to be named a hero and survive unscthed. Most ‘hero’ dads get beaten senseless, die in a war or go to jail. Still, a grueling operation sounds pretty rough. It’s probably easier to stick [...]