David Blunkett MP, a former Labour Education Secretary
All of the sacrifices during the past months have been about protecting the elderly and vulnerable in our society from the ravages of Covid.
The country has united behind the slogan ‘Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives!’
Today it is time to protect our children and, most of all, the children from the poorest and most disadvantaged families in Britain.
Protecting their future, their education and their physical and mental health is paramount.
Our brilliant care workers have been on the front line for 12 months. Now it is the turn of the teachers to step forward and save the children, by embarking on a full return to teaching in schools on March 8.
About one British child in fourteen has tried to kill themselves by the age of 17, a study has revealed.Pressures from education and social media were among the drivers, experts said, with fears
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TALENTED and fun-loving with celebrity friends including Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, Louise Cattell had an incredibly bright future ahead of her.
But it was taken away when, at the age of just 21, the 5ft 1ins student overdosed in her bathtub after taking ketamine.
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Louise Cattell (right) with her mum Vicky Unwin before her tragic deathCredit: Supplied
Now, on the 10th anniversary of her death, her mother Vicky Unwin is sending a stark warning about the dangers of the popular party drug.
Figures released this month show that one in 10 teenagers admit to taking hard drugs including ketamine – which is commonly used as a horse tranquilliser or anaesthetic - as it has become the cheap, lockdown drug of choice.