On the first morning of the local government conference an excellent debate was held on the important issue of social work.
Delegates heard speeches outlining the pressures social workers face and the vilification of the profession by the gutter press.
Speaker after speaker made it clear that the press and the government need to get off the back of social workers, give them the resources to their job and then let them get with their jobs.
It is clear there will be no no improvements in social worker if the government proceed with their unnecessary and ideologically driven cuts.
