Manifestos for change

Social workers Wendy Dunnett, Charlie Beaumont and Fiona Swift would all like an incoming government to restore social security benefits to 16- and 17-year-olds. Beaumont wants guaranteed quality training for young people while youth justice social worker Chris Evans believes that there should be education and training for all ages. Social worker Jerry Crehan wants an increase in public spending to raise standards, while Beaumont calls for more resources for schools. Dunnett believes that long-term care should be the responsibility of the National Health Service.