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We all share a burden of care
We condemn children twice if we blame them for the failures of adults, says Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the charity Kids CompanyI have sat in church for the funerals of children who had no...
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Camila Batmanghelidjh: We fail vulnerable children because we're scared of them
Every adult must accept their contribution to the shattered childhoods that leave them feeling bullied on the streetsThere is a fundamental problem with the way we deal with vulnerable children -...
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None of us can afford to insulate ourselves from the damage done by deprivation at society's margins. We must reach out.On Christmas day 2006, Kids Company was packed, shoulder to shoulder, with...
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Camila Batmanghelidjh: This mindless shooting is a direct result of our failures
In Peckham, neglect and a street economy driven by drugs make young people turn to violence in order to surviveIt was with sadness, rather than shock, that I learned about the shooting of 15-year-old...
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Michelle Obama: First Lady, Mom-in-chief, fashion icon. Twelve top female...
First Lady, Mom-in-chief, role model, fashion icon, dinner lady, serial hugger. Twelve top female writers celebrate the many faces of Michelle Obama• Rachel Cooke • Alexandra Shulman • Mariella...
View ArticleVideo: Refugee Week 2009: Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh
Video: Refugee Week 2009: Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the charity Kids Company, explains what the word refuge means to herCamila Batmanghelidjh
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Opinion: leading voices on drugs issue in Britain
Round table: Ann Widdecombe, Camila Batmanghelidjh, AC Grayling, Erwin James, Philip Pullman, Kenneth Roth and Karol Sikora debate the UK's approach to drugsAnn WiddecombeGiven the problems we already...
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The power of compassion | Camila Batmanghelidjh
Julie's inspiring story reveals ethics begins with moral courage, and we can all learn from her higher principles of humanityJulie was eight when I first came across her as a psychotherapist. She was...
View ArticleGuardian debate: Is Britain broken?
Is Britain really broken? And if so, are families or politicians to blame? Or does this provocative debate distract from a more nuanced reckoning of the role of the family, marriage and the upbringing...
View ArticleHay festival video: 'No child is born a criminal' | Camila Batmanghelidjh
Video: Camila Batmanghelidjh on how Britain's distorted view of childhood risks demonising those most in need of helpCamila BatmanghelidjhNatalie HanmanElliot Smith
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On Valentine's Day, Ken Clarke needs to know that legal aid is loved | Camila...
In an open letter, the Kids Company founder appeals to the justice secretary to drop plans for drastic cuts to legal aidI was taking four boys to college. One of them said: "Camila, this government...
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Imagine the hell faced by our most vulnerable children, prime minister |...
Nationally we comfort ourselves with inquiries, almost as if writing and debating a document solves the problem. It doesn'tHannah was raped by her father at 10. Her mother, also a victim of abuse,...
View ArticleFrom Tony Benn to Lily Cole: past graduates tell their stories – interactive
The graduate without a future: Graduates in the public eye who left university from 1948 to the present day relate their experiences of making their way in the world – and offer advice to those now...
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How David Cameron lost his nerve over hugging hoodies | Camila Batmanghelidjh
Cameron's new tough take on crime isn't the right solution to stop young people from reoffendingBritain has reached new heights in teenage hatred. We've gone from "hug a hoodie" to "mug a hoodie" in...
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The real me at 18: the personal statements of five public figures | Richard...
Pressure to cram personal statements with achievements encourages exaggeration. We asked writers to imagine they were 18 again, but to tell nothing but the truthThe Sutton Trust says pressure to cram...
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We all share a burden of care
We condemn children twice if we blame them for the failures of adults, says Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the charity Kids CompanyI have sat in church for the funerals of children who had no...
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Camila Batmanghelidjh: We fail vulnerable children because we're scared of them
Every adult must accept their contribution to the shattered childhoods that leave them feeling bullied on the streetsThere is a fundamental problem with the way we deal with vulnerable children -...
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Only connect
None of us can afford to insulate ourselves from the damage done by deprivation at society's margins. We must reach out.On Christmas day 2006, Kids Company was packed, shoulder to shoulder, with...
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Camila Batmanghelidjh: This mindless shooting is a direct result of our failures
In Peckham, neglect and a street economy driven by drugs make young people turn to violence in order to surviveIt was with sadness, rather than shock, that I learned about the shooting of 15-year-old...
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Michelle Obama: First Lady, Mom-in-chief, fashion icon. Twelve top female...
First Lady, Mom-in-chief, role model, fashion icon, dinner lady, serial hugger. Twelve top female writers celebrate the many faces of Michelle Obama• Rachel Cooke • Alexandra Shulman • Mariella...
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