“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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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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1 year anniversary and no legislation from the Home Office in response to IICSA Report into child abuse
Sunday, 22 October 2023
When Teresa May set up the Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in 2014, we had a Prime Minister who regarded Child Sexual Abuse and the eradication thereof as her top priority in government. The inquiry took 8 years, cost hundreds of millions of pounds, and, it appears, achieved practically nothing. Hence, a number of
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Is trial by media of Russell Brand fair, and would he like to be anonymous?
Monday, 25 September 2023
At the moment, Russell Brand is all over the news because of the allegations made against him in the Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches Program. Brand denies the allegations and thanks his supporters for reinforcing his denials. Many journalists, such as Piers Morgan and Jim Davidson, the comedian, have decried the disgraceful “trial by
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BBC Scotland – Celtic FC announce settlement for victims
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
In a similar way to England’s Football Clubs, Scotland has its own abuse problem at Celtic FC, which has recently been reported to have agreed to settle claims made against it. I was asked by BBC Scotland to provide my expert opinion on their News Channel on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers).
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Should Martha’s rule extend to Legal Aid?
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
According to BBC Online The parents of a teenager who died in hospital two years ago are calling for patients to be given the right to an urgent second opinion, if they feel their concerns are not being taken seriously by medical staff. Martha Mills, who would have been 16 on Monday, died after failures
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Why no apology to mothers by British Government for forced adoptions?
Sunday, 20 August 2023
When walking in the beautiful countryside near to where I live one morning, I was enraged by a news item which appeared on the Radio 4 Today programme, the headline for which was that, unlike the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish Governments, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of the British Government, had refused to apologise to mothers
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