“Yep only certain people are entitled to have opinions and allowed the time to voice them.

Make your mind up on the one hand you attack people for not speaking up and then when those same people do voice their concerns for young people in care but just happen to have different experience and view, you verbally assault them for sharing this. There is nothing superior regarding this as described earlier who do we go to when ill, is it a G.P. or a traffic warden?

I can now understand why so many do not comment on these pages. Perhaps its time that we all follow this example those who want to challenge the ¿norm¿ and the accepted view would do better to move on to a more open non judgmental forum. Or does that mean the bullies have won, I am unsure. It would not be allowed in my classroom or playground.”

“With such animosity and self righteousness in the tone of those who claim to be social workers in this thread it's quite obvious why there are so many problems in the social care profession, whether private or public.

And if after twenty years of gaining so much 'experience' there are still such huge problems within the profession then it sure as hell makes you part of the problem.

If you can't do the job, get out. If you can spend so much time whinging on newspaper comments threads then maybe that time would be better spent doing the job you are well paid for and so good at because not a single 'social worker' in this thread has done the profession any good with their comments. It appears they are more concerned with the fact that private companies are now picking up the pieces of a public social care system that has, and is failing.
And the fact that a handful of disadvantaged youngsters will be cared for in Portishead, a place I remembered as a caring community in the 17 years I was brought up there, are now being stigmatised by people who have never met them nor know of their individual circumstances says a lot of how society has changed.
No doubt you are all the same people who think all youngsters who wear hoodies are thugs and criminals, all people from certain countries are potential terrorists and all private companies are eveil because they are in it for profit before services. Isn't that exactly what your local government bosses are now personally indulging in at the cost of deteriorating services? But that's okay because maybe that's the roles you really have your eye on.”

“Let me get this straight. If you are a social worker with over 20 years of working in child protection, with looked after children and children in need you have no factual backing or knowledge. If you have in fact background knowledge, worked directly with the provider you also have no knowledge and are simply making judgements based on prejudice? Can I ask what your knowledge, experience of child protection, looked after children and the care system is ? How come those with direct experience, knowledge, qualification and insight are not allowed an opinion but you are?

Reading back several people who work directly in this field have made comment speak out and try to highlight the problems within the area of child care provision what has happened they have been attacked for being prejudiced. Now you are attacking the profession for not speaking out, we can not win either way. This situation is played out in the tabloid press on a weekly basis if we follow procedures and remove children from abusing parents and abusive situations we are labelled as nosey, interfering, out of touch, attacking parents rights etc etc. If on the other hand we are unable to re move a child as the court deems there is not enough ¿evidence¿ so infringes on the parent¿s human rights we as a profession also get hung out to dry and nothing but a very public lynching will do. I am sorry you view this as moaning I simply see it as discussing the facts. As I highlighted earlier, the Panorama programme last week reported on the inadequacies of profit making care provision, was this programme simply moaning as well? I found it very distressing that we are simply to accept this level of inadequate provision. As you are aware the public service provision union at present are also trying to highlight these concerns the recent political struggle is ¿Services before Profit¿ I now expect this will also be attacked.”

“And yet again 'life' judgement is made with no knowledge or factual backing and 12 years in the armed forces has probably colored my views to people and situations but that is irrelevant as there are obviously more dangers in life on British Streets but too many people live in denial and too many judge people on their group placement rather than their individuality.
And I think the most dangerous people in society are those who do nothing and stay silent because they deem their jobs to be more precious than a human life and then they spent their live's moaning that their hands were tied. It is far easier to untie that knot than use it as a cop out.”

“If you knew anything about Social Work you would know that no one in their right mind would lie about being part of the profession. I can understand what you are writing but that just is the problem, too many years of life outside the living room in too many risky dangerous situations trying to protect children and work with the most dangerous people in society. To much knowledge, insight, direct work and dealing with the provider and service users which is only possible if the rest of life is safe.

I only wish I had your sun glasses on then yes the settee would be cosy”