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Attachment theory: how an obsession with its classifications can harm children
nimito/Shutterstock Attachment theory has entered the realm of pop psychology, seemingly providing answers to many common problems. The theory, which is one of the most empirically validated within developmental psychology, revolves around the crucial importance of strong bonds between children and those who care for them. It shows that theContinue Reading
Planning and acquiring land slowing down social housing builds
The chief executive of the Irish Council for Social Housing, Donal McManus has called for regulation of the planning system to speed up the process which is holding up “hundreds” of building projects. Ms McManus told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that if the process was streamlined “it could speed up”Continue Reading
Police ‘all over’ massive security operation for King’s coronation, says Security Minister
P olice are “all over” a massive security operation involving MI5 and Britain’s spies for the King’s coronation on Saturday, a minister said on Wednesday. As a ring of steel was being put in place around Westminster Abbey, security minister Tom Tugendhat stressed that it was one of the “mostContinue Reading
Provisional council election declaration times
H ere is a list of provisional declaration times for the elections taking place on Thursday in England, with results expected from the early hours on Friday. The list contains all 230 local authorities with elections, and is arranged alphabetically. Some timings are based on previous elections, and all timesContinue Reading
Lib Dems warn of car theft ‘epidemic’ under Tories
T he Conservatives are overseeing a “car theft epidemic”, the Liberal Democrats have warned, as the party claimed that around four in five car thefts went unsolved last year. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said that criminals are being allowed to act with impunity, as he hit out atContinue Reading
Women of Honour says Government response ‘smells of same institutional abuse’
A group representing former and current female members of the Defence Forces has criticised the approach taken by Government to forming draft terms of reference for a statutory inquiry into the military. Tanaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin committed to a full statutory inquiry into sexual misconduct, bullying andContinue Reading
Scotland has an excellent advocate overseas: it’s me – Cleverly
T he Foreign Secretary has said he is Scotland’s “excellent advocate overseas” after he was accused of “sabotaging” the Scottish economy with his “draconian” rules on foreign trips. James Cleverly was challenged in the Commons by SNP foreign affairs spokesman Drew Hendry, who suggested his new guidance to heads ofContinue Reading
Hollywood writers go on strike for first time in 15 years
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is going on strike for the first time in 15 years after negotiations with major studios, including Disney and Netflix, over higher pay broke down. The move could disrupt TV programming and lead to a delay of the autumn TV season, Reuters reported. TheContinue Reading
Starmer ‘confident’ Sue Gray did not break rules over Labour role
S ir Keir Starmer has said he is “confident” that partygate investigator Sue Gray has not broken any rules in her discussions with Labour about a senior party role. A Cabinet Office minister is due to issue a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday containing an “updateContinue Reading
European Central Bank set to raise interest rates after inflation edges higher
The inflation rate in the eurozone inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to announce another large interest rate increase. Consumer prices across the 20 eurozone countries jumped 7 per cent in April from a year earlier, just downContinue Reading