The Observer view on the Tower Hamlets case and foster carers | Observer editorial

One story has highlighted the poor conditions many carers face

It’s a sad truth that the care of looked-after children tends to surface in the national consciousness only as a result of reports that something has seriously gone wrong. And so it proved last week, with the suggestion that a child of Christian origin had been inappropriately placed in the care of a Muslim family. In the ensuing media furore, the judge took the rare decision to publish the case management order, which raised serious questions about the accuracy of the narrative pushed by some parts of the press.

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