to think that this woman's actions, while illegal, were very clever?

[ReputableBiscuit]

Allowing for the fact that she git caught in the end.

[ReputableBiscuit]

Got, not git.

[ReputableBiscuit]

Oh god the link,

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26519216

[RawCoconutMacaroon]

Clever? I think devious is the word you are looking for.

[Minorchristmascrisis]

Or desperate maybe?

[SolomanDaisy]

Not very clever, no.

[SleepPleaseSleep]

I wonder why the other children, and now this baby despite her obvious desperation to keep it, were taken off her.

Very sad in principle. But don't know background.

[Icimoi]

No, utterly stupid on every front.

[expatinscotland]

Clever, no. Manipulative and devious.

[CloverHeart]

Clever? Are you serious?

She had three other children taken away and then stole someone's identity to try and keep a fourth despite this..... and you think that's clever? Wow.

[BrianTheMole]

Thats a very sad story.

[meditrina]

And now, any woman giving birth there and arriving without her notes will not be discharged until her identity has been confirmed by the hospital, police and social services.

Still think she's "clever"?

[eurochick]

Clever? Really?

[hellymelly]

Sad. Not clever. Tragic that she is so desperate to keep this baby whilst clearly being unable to be a good parent.

[BlackholesAndRevelations]

Awful

[ReputableBiscuit]

Yes clever. Clever doesn't preclude sad, devious, manipulative, illegal or wrong. I just think it was an unexpected and rather cunning thing to try.

[Bloodyteenagers]

Why do you think her actions were clever?
Is this something that you think all parents who will have their children removed should do?

[Floggingmolly]

She's had four children removed from her care... There's a lot of words to describe that; clever isn't one of them

[hiddenhome]

If she was that clever, she wouldn't have had her other kids taken from her. Perhaps she should have used her brain to develop her parenting skills rather than cooking up devious plans to avoid social services.

[tethersend]

Clever, yes.

In the same way that child abusers can be clever.

[ReputableBiscuit]

FFS saying that it's clever doesn't mean i agree with it

[Nicknacky]

Well, using the word clever implies you are impressed.

[LadyBeagleEyes]

It's identity theft and a crime. It happens all the time with people having their whole bank accounts wiped out and criminal gangs use it too.
It's nothing new and this woman could have been the next newspaper headline when her baby was found too late by SS.
Why is this any way clever?

[MostWicked]

Don't see how that is clever.
The child could have been at serious risk.