right

I do. Hackney council are way, way better than they were 20 or even 10 years ago.

And even on this issue, it's more complicated than you might think. The headlines are assuming that the only thing that matters with adoption is speed. Hackney council are slower, but adopted kids have better outcomes than other councils (the two are no doubt connected).

Not saying that Hackney council are perfect on this - but a lot of the perceptions of them are, I suspect, pretty outdated.

(And you're the board's stand in angry right-winger, for when EtuWho's not around, aren't you? Is your opinion of Hackney council connected with that, by any chance?)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 31st 2011 at 13:14:06

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Dodgy Adoption records (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:06:02
- on speed of placement, nothing else (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:27:33
  - ahem. Meant to be vvv down there (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:27:56
- Do you live in Hackney? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:07:52
  - no chance (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:09:11
    - right (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:14:06
      - I am not surprised they are better than 10 or 20 years ago (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:17:04
        
        Indeed. So that's what you're basing your opinion on? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:20:17
        
        If he's s right winger like you say Tricks, he'll be living in the past (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 31, 13:21:24
        
        On today's news about the Adoption records they came last. (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:25:32
        
        Tickets which will be given to young people who have achieved something in a sport (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 31, 13:32:55
        
        That is the cost of 2500 hours of sports coaching or sessional youth work (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:39:34
        
        I have no interest in defending the spending, my objection was that you made it sound like (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 31, 13:45:21
        
        As a Hackney resident I haven't lost a lot of time worrying that i have paid 50p towards (General Chat) - grumpy, Oct 31, 13:50:24
        
        I think the word was useless rather than corrupt (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 31, 13:49:05
        
        .............. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 31, 13:28:13
        
        I thought Benno's coiff was a bit retro (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Oct 31, 13:23:23
        
        Haircut assessments? (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Oct 31, 13:27:28
        
        If you read the 2010 assessments, Hackney got a better report than Norfolk County Council (n/m) (General Chat) - grumpy, Oct 31, 13:25:22

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