So this looks like Scot Gov has gone tits up again

Good to see that someone in Scotland is concerned enough about safeguarding babies from harm to make a referral.
That puts it squarely on the shoulders of social services to prevent the disruption of a mother breastfeeding her baby and to investigate the men insisting on using babies to satisfy their needs.

Or of course to openly sanction child abuse 🙄

Well done Maggie. Thank you for speaking out so clearly.

The thing is charities shouldn't be Government funded. How often have we heard charities claim we do not get any tax payer funding so that is why we need you to donate? The councils and Governments across the UK fail to carry out even their statutory duties in the barest way, so they should not be looking to fund unnecessary friperies and perversions surely to goodness?

I also want someone to hold the devolved administrations to account every time they waste taxpayer funds on items which are beyond their powers such as foreign aid. It is for UK to do foreign aid not Scottish devolved Administration.

Wasn't an exceptionally large sum in foreign aid given to Gaza very shortly before the Scottish First Minister's parents in law, who were visiting Gaza and got trapped there, were finally able to leave Gaza and return to Scotland? From memory I think it was £500,000.

I think it was "only" £250000 and if i remember correctly it came from ring fenced money that was supposed to go towards children's aid charities in other countries (not gaza)

I've just checked and the Independent says it was £500,000. I remember that at the time it was much higher than had been expected, and that Humza Yousaf's parents in law were able to leave Gaza very shortly afterwards.

Scottish Government pledges £500,000 to Gaza relief | The Independent

And now we're talking about Gaza.

@downhillfromhier I do agree that if the Government is going to give money to charities, the Government might as well take over the function in its entirety. I've never been comfortable with "charities" being needed to cover functions that government should be doing, anyway (such as protecting or feeding children).

However, let's please not turn this thread into a Gaza thread. The issue is LARPing men using children for their own purposes.

Thanks @Hoardasurass for the update!

💯 this. If it’s so safe and a perfectly normal practice then why the hell are male parents (especially those who take advantage of shared parental leave) not encouraged to also share the burden of ‘chest’ feeding. Heck why stop at the parent….why not encourage all the Grandad’s to take o some of the load?

Very good question.

And Edinburgh social services are apparently investigating
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/edinburgh-council-probe-chestfeeding-group-37522555

Good. I hope they are investigated thoroughly.