Thank you for the post..i can empathize with you as i was in care as a child. And it absolutely ruined 40 years of my life, so i know what you mean. Social services talked by mother who was uneducated into letting them care for me and educate me as i was very bright. What really happened was that i was sexually, psychologically and physically abused. So i did the only thing i could and ran away and stole to feed myself. Eventually i was put in ever more secure homes so escape was no longer an option. So i became violent as a means to protect myself. It saddens me to say that i knew they would pick on quieter boys. How bad is that? I still live with the guilt to this day.
I get what you are saying about the term "neglect". They use this term to justify their intrusion into working class families. In a lot of cases they just don't want children to be raised with traditional working class values of family. Like you mention, they use all these terms to enforce their political will on families. That may be vaccination, schooling etc etc.
this is all part of a wider assault on working class communities and often christian values. At the same time other fundamental religious communities, not indigenous to the UK, are given free rein to bring up their children and educate them to "hate" the culture they are living in. This has huge implications for future generations.
Thank you for your post. It was at times heartbreaking but truly inspirational. Having this platform to articulate our pain is a great way forward...
Have a great day and congratulations on the education..