The policy paper recognises the particular problems of providing shelter for domestic abuse victims who often need to flee hundreds of miles to escape their partner. It is also all too easy to withdraw entirely from funding refuges: victims usually flee their home town and become the responsibility of other councils. Theresa May, the prime minister, and Amber Rudd, the home secretary, have both emphasised their concern to improve protection for abuse victims. Nationalising the network of women’s refuges is one idea. Local services for local needs are often best.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2017 18:56 UTC