UK government disowns child refugees

"A lasting solution,the possibility to begin a new life, is the only dignified solution for the refugee himself." - Poul Hartling View this email in your browser With the shocking image of a young boy washed up on a beach in Turkey at the forefront of everyone's mind this morning, we take a look at the treatment of child refugees once they arrive in the UK. Maeve McClenaghan, an investigative journalist, says that the children who survive the horrors of the journey to the UK continue to suffer at the hands of the people they hoped would save them. We also have a piece by Alex Salmond's biographer David Torrance who examines the record of the SNP. He argues the extended honeymoon the party has enjoyed in recent years means it has escaped the same level of scrutiny applied regularly to the UK government. Is the party far less radical and bold than its slick presentation suggests? Elsewhere, we report that the favourite to be the next Conservative candidate for mayor of London, Zac Goldsmith, will remain in the party even if the government backs the expansion of Heathrow. He said that while he would trigger a by-election in his parliamentary seat if this happened, he would still run for mayor as a Conservative.   Latest Articles     Zac Goldsmith withdraws pledge not to stand as a Conservative if Cameron backs Heathrow     On Sep 03, 2015 11:16 am Favourite to be next London mayor pledges to fight a third runway from within the party Read more... »       How the UK government fails and disowns traumatised child refugees   On Sep 03, 2015 12:22 pm Child asylum-seekers are often disbelieved and treated as adults Read more... »   The SNP's record in government has escaped scrutiny for too long   On Sep 03, 2015 08:55 am The SNP has enjoyed an extended honeymoon. Now it's time for its record to come under real scrutiny Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Good news: the small change at the GPs which can make a big difference for people with mental illness It can be difficult to get excited about acronyms, but last week the British Medical Journal published an article about QOF which got us very excited indeed. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Payments made to savers since the pension reforms reach nearly £2.5 billion, ABI stats show Almost £2.5billion worth of payments has been made to customers in the first three months since the new pension freedoms came in, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today. That's equivalent to £27million a day. Read more... »   RSPCA alarm at badger cull restart RSPCA warns continuing 'cruel' culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire and extending area to Dorset will have no major effect on bovine TB Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences