Are WhatsApp putting profit before safety in lowering their age limit from 16 to 13?
Saturday, 13 April 2024
When Meta, the parent company in charge of Facebook, and Instagram, and owners of WhatsApp announced that the minimum age limit for entering the social media platform What’s App would be reduced from 16 to 13 in the European Region, in order to bring it in line with America, it sparked a furor amongst child
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Are ‘posh’ victims of abuse denied access to justice?
Friday, 12 April 2024
In his thought provoking article in the Daily Mail (Thursday 4th April) celebrated author Louis de Bernieres who was a victim of abuse whilst at Public school in his early years poses the questions: ‘ Who can I sue? Who is responsible? What compensation is there for those of us who are approaching the end
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How does Earl Spencer’s Disclosure of Abuse Reflect on Boarding Schools?
Friday, 22 March 2024
I was prompted to write this blog after listening to Laura Kuenessberg’s interview of him for the Newsquest Podcast on Radio 4 – yes I am a gentleman of a certain age that now listens to Radio 4. His description of the meanness of spirit and bullying that went on behind closed doors chimed with
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Is The Introduction of Mandatory Reporting Worthwhile or Just Some Election Showboating?
Thursday, 22 February 2024
The campaign for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting (failure to report child abuse by those in the child care area either witnessed or reasonably suspected should be a criminal offence) is several years old, and has been brought in by a Tory Party which is approaching an election with polls not looking favourable for them.
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“The Orpheus Project” by Dr. Valerie Sinason – a review
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
When I was contacted by the publishers of a new novel by the highly regarded psychotherapist Valerie Sinason, I was immensely intrigued by her obvious transition from highly accredited professional to novel writer. I have known of her reputation for many years in the field of ritualistic abuse and dissociation, which in itself is controversial
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Are children safe online and what should parents do to protect them?
Monday, 11 December 2023
Paedophiles will always look for ways to meet and abuse children. Years ago they would look for employment as teachers, care workers, sports coaches etc. As fast as routes to children are barricaded by safe guarding, sex offenders have to be more inventive. Now the internet is the obvious easier route which is relatively unpoliced,
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Is the Panorama programme about abuse at Scottish schools unique?
Sunday, 03 December 2023
As I was thumbing through the TV Schedule last Thursday, to see if there was anything good on Freeview TV, instead of watching a film on catch up, I stumbled across the Panorama program about the appalling abuse committed at several schools by a man formally given the epithet “Edgar” by the Scottish Inquiry with
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The Post Office scandal v Child Abuse Group Actions – compare and contrast.
Monday, 20 November 2023
Having just spent some time listening on BBC Sounds to the excellent series of programmes on what has been called the biggest miscarriage of justice in British Legal History, namely the wrongful prosescution of hundreds of innocent postmasters with no previous convictions, and their struggle for justice, I was able to see many parallels with
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