Women don't need to be told when to take a year off

Article Abstract:

The UK government has issued proposals under which the right of women to return to work after having a baby would be extended to a year. This leave would be supported with a baby tax credit. The government believes that the first year of a child's life is the most vital time for the mother to stay at home, but this is not necessarily the case. In fact, the current scheme provides a strong incentive for women to work, but no incentive for them to remain at home, and it seems that the government would prefer single mothers to go out to work and support their children. It is vital that women are given a full range of choices in this area.

United Kingdom, Political aspects, Working mothers, Maternity benefits

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The new age of confusion

Article Abstract:

The problem of teenage pregnancies is serious in the United Kingdom, and there are calls both for delayed sexual gratification, and for additional sex education. Neither proposal appears to offer a solution. There is a lack of social cohesion in the UK, and this is a bad combination with liberal social values. The Netherlands offers both a more structured approach to sex education, and greater social cohesion. It important that girls realise that thoughtless sexual relations can have serious consequences. Vulnerable girls need to develop a sense of self worth and that the future can offer something better than being a teenage mother.

Editorial, Teenage pregnancy

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It's easier to knock things down than to rebuild them

Article Abstract:

It is widely recognized that there is no really effective solution to the problems of some of the UK's worst housing estates. However, it is important to be aware that demolishing these estates is merely a starting point, rather than an end. Consideration must now be given to ensuring that such problem housing estates are not merely recreated. Architecture and planning are important, but they can never replace the most important task of preserving the infrastructure of civic society.

Residential Building Construction, Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Urban Renewal Programs, Public Residential Bldgs, Management, Residential construction, Public housing, Urban renewal, Planned communities

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