Martin Barrow
@MartinBarrow
Local authority foster carer, journalist. Tweeting about the care system, children and young people. Subscribe to my weekly bulletin via [email protected]
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Father guilty of murdering premature baby in hospital bbc.com/news/articles/…
Arsenal now have two Christians, two Jesus and one Gabriel, and probably still don’t have a prayer.. bbc.co.uk/sport/football…
A High Court legal challenge has been launched over the government’s alleged “unlawful decision” to authorise the use of Pava spray in young offender institutions cypnow.co.uk/content/news/j…
Mum wins fight to turn her house into children’s home in Aylesham - despite 150 objections kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/mum…
Number of children in temporary accommodation hits another record high insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/numb…
“Retirement was boring – so I became a foster mum at 75” womanandhome.com/life/inspirati…
'Special' Hemel woman passed away before she could accept award for 40 years of 'exceptional' fostering with her husband hemeltoday.co.uk/news/people/sp…
Baroness Lola Young: 'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit' - Big Issue bigissue.com/news/politics/…
Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-owne…
