Politicians balance work and play
Ministers Ed Balls, right, and Andy Burnham, far right, playing on the swings at Slade Gardens adventure playground in Brixton, London, yesterday to launch a consultation document on Play Strategy.
Ministers have set out plans to give children thousands of new playgrounds, amid concern that one in four youngsters has never played outside alone.
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