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View from the Foot of the Tower: Manifestos and Care Plans
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As the country is in the grip of what I couldn't really describe as 'Election Fever' but something more akin to 'Election Nausea' following the televised debates I did get to thinking about the similarities between Manifestos and Care Plans.
Both are really the nuts and bolts the firm detail on what will happen if you are given the reins of power – in one case what you will do in Government if the country gives you their votes and in the other what you will do with your Care Order if the Court grants your application.
An essential factor in both documents is that they are making predictions about the future – really both should be read under the unspoken proviso of 'If everything goes as well as I predict this is what I will do'.
And with both politics and managing children who have been significantly harmed that...
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