Realising the ‘child and risk’, crafting neoliberal child protection: the 1989 Children Act
By Michael Lambert “In the depths of the social and economic deprivation of 1980s and 1990s Britain, this constituted a firm neoliberal commitment to a strong state when necessary – when the family was challenged – but otherwise with minimum welfare services, resources or social security, which were dispensable.” Image: Michael Lambert, 2020, from the […]