FROM THE EDITOR

In This Issue - a summary of this month's magazine

Editorial: Facts and Fads
The implications of the Stockholm Declaration

A New President for FICE - England and Wales
Ewan Anderson lays out the priorities for CfC

The York Day : Notice of a Conference
How long should children and young people stay in residential care or education?

Cuttings
A miscellany of news and comment on topical issues including: the Great Green Paper Debate, numbering children, internet paedophiles paying the penalty, the future of the ADSS, anniversaries, retirements, community work with Chinese familes and the campaign to keep Bluebrick open.

ARTICLES

The Stockholm Declaration 2003

The Green Paper - An Open Response - Keith White
Seizing the opportunity

The Great Green Paper Debate - Charles Pragnell
Bad analysis, unanswered questions and hidden dangers

Quo Vadimus II - Kathleen Lane
What are children telling us through their behaviour

Brighton Briefing
A look at the October Social Services Conference from a childcare viewpoint

Youth Work and Gang Culture - Dave Wiles
Can you help a research project?

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence - The Stockholm Declaration, May 2003 - Keith White
Countering the creation of an international myth

Hesley - Satellite House a Hit - Lesley Durston
Heling students to independence while offering support

Keeping Parliamentarians Informed - Alison Linsey
The Great Green Paper Debate

Stories from the Edge - Whose Truth? - Ruth Clay
What truth are we building into our lives and the lives of others?

Bluebrick Children's Home - Unfriendly Fireworks - Gus Greene
The news of closure is out!

The Terry Hoon Column: The Four Phases of Human Kind
Demography, pop culture, the end of comprehensives and shades of Shakespeare

ROUND THE WORLD

Roskilde : City of Kings and Vikings
News of FICE's Federal Council's recent meeting in Denmark

BOOK REVIEWS

The Good, the Sad, the Glad and the Ugly
Four books based on research in residential care

Book Reviews - Fancy being a book reviewer for us?