Going around in circles

I lost faith in government's ability to solve social problems long ago. But here is a sobering reminder about how administration after administration come up with catch phrases that are supposed to be cure-alls but cure nothing.

"In the 1995 Budget statements....a new catchphrase came into currency - 'Strengthening Families' - with special programmes to counter child abuse and young offending. This builds on the emphasis on families which had been a persistent theme since 1991."
Judith A Davey.