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Fri 07 Jul 2010Mask slips on pious humbug of child rights
Amendment’s purpose is not to strengthen child rights but to extend government control over children, writes JOHN WATERS
ALTHOUGH THE deferral of the proposed “children’s rights” referendum will be welcomed by anyone who understands what such an amendment is likely to mean, the reasons being advanced are instructive as to the official mindset lurking behind the platitudes which have attended this discussion from the beginning.
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