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Child taken from womb? Truth into darkness....

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LakeDistrictBabe · 13/12/2013 20:20

Ok, the old thread is nearly full. If you read the other three, I don't need to re-write everything again ;)

But you know I am referring to the case involving an Italian mother and the British social services.
Opinions welcome.

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nennypops · 19/12/2013 01:05

I've pointed out to him before that stats don't constitute proof unless and until you can demonstrate that the data in them is verifiable. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that he is closing his eyes to that glaringly obvious flaw in his case.

MadameDefarge · 19/12/2013 01:20

You see. This is what really pisses me off. Lack of academic rigour.

SO unnecessary. SO timewasting. SO infuriating.

Cite, reference, source.

It ain't that bleeding hard.

johnhemming · 19/12/2013 08:37

The original data came from government sources in Scotland the government website, in England the DfE SSDA903 return analysed.

In terms of the A&S case the "inhuman treatment" of the boys (court decision) probably cost over £1m. Supporting the aunt to look after them could not have been that expensive.

Spero · 19/12/2013 09:01

As a mere woman, likely to be distracted by kittens or shoes, I have passed on these docs to my esteemed colleague Professor Barking of think tank TWAT (Treating Wild Allegations Trustingly) who will share his analysis shortly, when he has had his breakfast.

But before I, er I mean we do so, can I just say I agree absolutely with what has been said about the response of the HQ to Nana? Just what warning or sanctions have they meted out to the one who is in breach of court orders, puts vulnerable children at risk and won't apologise?

johnhemming · 19/12/2013 09:04

YoniMatopoeia raised two sensible points:

Firstly, the Haringey Adoption Page:
www.haringey.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/latest_news/haringeys-adoption-performance-improves.htm
This includes in it the statement:
"According to the latest August figures, the authority is already ahead of its target (by 2) for 2013/14 with a total of 22 children having been successfully adopted since the start of April - compared to just 14 for the whole of last year."

That is clearly talking about a target for the number of children adopted (from care, but from care is obvious) not finding adopters - although obviously that is part of the issue.

The report by the DfE as to children placed for adoption, but not adopted, is designed by them. The key figures to me are the numbers of children that were placed for adoption some years ago (Freeing stopped in the mid 2000s) and then not adopted.

The key about this (if you look at the A&S case) is that if children are not to be adopted then as a minimum their care plan needs to be reviewed to take that into account.

These are the children really "languishing in care" whose links to their family have been severed by the state on the promise by the state that at "new family" will be found, but the state has failed.

The court did find that the children in the A&S case had been subjected to inhuman treatment - by the state.

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 09:29

But before I, er I mean we do so, can I just say I agree absolutely with what has been said about the response of the HQ to Nana? Just what warning or sanctions have they meted out to the one who is in breach of court orders, puts vulnerable children at risk and won't apologise?

And it wasn't just his own house he gambled. He misled people to believe the extract was public when he stated it had been published in the Italian media too.

British based readers/posters could have c&p the extract he posted in other forums asking if anybody could help translate or analyse, and left themselves in breech of the court order re P (a child).

Italian based readers/posters could have c&p any part of the extract he posted, taken it to to other forums or social media, and left themselves in breech of aitalian privacy laws.

Calling somebody a dickhead, or similar (as a general example of PA, not saying anybody did call him that) is pretty small potatoes compared to misleaing people to the extend they could face proscution cos they assumed an MP would check the origin, contents and status of court docs before posting.

Havng spoken to the court that issued the court order re P (a child) yesterday, and having been passed up right to Munby's own "office" I am conf ent that he is in legal shit well past the ear level.

In the court of MNHQ, I would like to see some kind of sanction applied for placing posters at risk of leaving themsleves wide open for prosecution. Name calling fades into insignificance compared to that. I'd much rather ajohn had called me a "fucking twat with small boobs and crappy dress sense" than set a hacking great legal elephant trap for me.

But maybe that's just me.

Spero · 19/12/2013 09:39

Professor Barking notes that the first document posted by JH is headed 'children looked after as of March 2012' who were subject to freeing order or adoption order.

thus it would appear to be irrelevant to the issue under debate, which is whether or not JH can prove his assertion that '10,000' children have been 'dragged' from their families to be 'needlessly' adopted.

Professor Barking also agrees with the analysis of many other posters who suggest that it is possibly lacking in the necessary scientific rigour to produce columns of figures from no discernable source.

On to the next.

Spero · 19/12/2013 09:43

Sorry, when he said 'first' doc, Prof B did in fact mean 'second' doc. In his defence, he has only just had his first coffee of his unexpected and glorious day off.

The first document is even more curious than the second. Professor Barking is of the opinion that it proof that someone has typed some figures into a spreadsheet without any effort to inform the reader from whence these figures came.

Professor Barking is therefore of the view that this document is to 'proof'
what the Daily Mail is to 'newspaper' and he is going to have a little lie down now in a darkened room as, if I may quote 'Even at TWAT we aren't such credulous buffoons as to put this kind of stuff in the public domain'.

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 09:48

The first document is even more curious than the second. Professor Barking is of the opinion that it proof that someone has typed some figures into a spreadsheet without any effort to inform the reader from whence these figures came.

Gosh. Wot a shocka!

We at WANKER are falling over with amazement at that.

Spero · 19/12/2013 09:52

Giving Prof B a well deserved break, I now turn to JH's third and final citation.

Probably without appreciating what he has done, he has at last provided some real evidence of a real issue which desperately requires attention.

He offers link to appalling case of Re A.

We have discussed this case before JH and I. First, let me accept unreservedly that there is no doubt whatsoever that the fundamental rights of these children were breached. And the consequences for them were serious, significant and probably life long. This case indicated a massive failing by the State to do its duty to these vulnerable children and the critical comments in the judgment are well made.

BUT as I also pointed out at the time it is important to note what went wrong. Very far from being a case that 'proves' JH's assertion that children are dragged from families to be needlessly adopted, this case shows that two vulnerable children were failed by a system creaking under the strain; an Independent Reviewing Officer with double what should be an acceptable case load accepted that he was unable to give this case anything like the time or attention it needed.

Was this because he was part of an 'evil' conspiracy to 'snatch' children?

Evidently not. It was because he was part of a system so under funded and under resourced that he had to juggle case loads quite beyond his ability to manage and to respond to.

We had this conversation in Thread 2 - or was it Thread 3? My mind wanders. If you strip an essential service down to the bones, be it the child protection system or mental health services then what they have to do is simply react to emergencies as they arise. They don't have the money, time or personnel to plan in advance and to prevent such emergencies.

This is of course a fool's strategy as the Re A case showed; it ends up costing millions to put these mistakes right. If only a portion of that money had gone into the family before this matter came to court, it might have been different.

So lets get the debate back on track.

The child protection system urgently needs better management and more resources. Only the government can do anything about this.

So what please is the only elected Member of Parliament who is on this thread DOING ABOUT THIS

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 09:54

WANKER Job Opportunity.

The ass. for We Are Not Keen on Evidence being Required has vacencies for president of kerfuffle and hoo har and chief bottle washer in the depatment of wholly invented statistics.

Will Italian based applicants please take the appropiate steps to release their CV from Italian privacy law (within the usual limits) so we can send it from initial recipient to the appropriate department.

You know the drill.

Spero · 19/12/2013 09:55

O tsk Carpe, your continual moaning about how you may have been put at risk of criminal prosecution because of the fantastically careless and ill advised activities of one dangerous buffoon, is just proof that WANKER can't cut it.

Just grow a pair and accept that it is only right and proper that MPs should be so gloriously unaccountable and above the law.

It makes me proud to be British.

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 10:03

an Independent Reviewing Officer with double what should be an acceptable case load accepted that he was unable to give this case anything like the time or attention it needed.

That reminds me of the Khyra Ishaq case. The average case load in the regional offices that handled her case was fucking 50!

Just grow a pair and accept that it is only right and proper that MPs should be so gloriously unaccountable and above the law.

But, but... I like my house!

And I'd never be able to afford another one.

Unlike "rolling in it" millionaires who are better equipped to play "easy come, easy go" with their worldly goods and fecking expensive legal process.

Spero · 19/12/2013 10:08

As we keep on, keep on, keep on saying, one of the most poorly run and dangerous child protection systems in the country is in Birmingham.

So what are you doing about this JH?

Other than stirring up fear and loathing in equal measure?
Wasting your time and ours on your offensive conspiracy theories?

Children are dying in or very near to your constituency.

What are you doing?

Seriously, just what the actual fuck do you think you are doing?

DrankSangriaInThePark · 19/12/2013 10:08

I would love to apply for any vacant positions, but as you know I find myself in the no-mans-land (in more ways than one) of the Ryanair flight today, as I pass from Italian jurisdiction to British......As we fly over France and Belgium will I be in my rights to run up and down the aisle, knocking 15 yr old stewardesses adrift shrieking about confidentiality. Shall I ask the pilot what Ryanair think about their involvement in The Issue?

Carpe- I mailed you this morning, I tried that thing, but it wouldn't let me do it without adding people already. Will work on it when out the other side from the hell that is Lyingair.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 19/12/2013 10:10

(ps I have been awol from thread due to unforeseen circumstances of work and hurling wet knickers in general direction of suitcases, but am back on board sometime tomorrow)

Might pop in and visit me ol' mucker Gloria De Piero over the festivities. She owes me a mince pie.

YoniMatopoeia · 19/12/2013 10:11

Youseem to have misunderstood mypoint re Haringey JH. I Was pointing out that they seemed to have increased their adoption rate by getting more adopters, not more children.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 19/12/2013 10:16

If we are now linking to random g-docs I can put my Christmas bargain spreadsheet up? Two of the recipients, my half-nephews are, after all, currently living with their biological parents, having been in the care system since their no-mark mother left them in the house on their own aged 4 and 18mths respectively. I am sure the knowledge that despite the rest of the family's insistence that she is unfit to have them back she er, has them back, will warm the cockles of Mr H's heart.

Oh, but wait, it wouldn't would it? Because she has her kids, so no crusade for him there. Damn.

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 10:20

As we fly over France and Belgium will I be in my rights to run up and down the aisle, knocking 15 yr old stewardesses adrift shrieking about confidentiality. Shall I ask the pilot what Ryanair think about their involvement in The Issue?

If John answers, may I advise EXTREME caution in taking his "Trust me, I'm an MP donchaknow" authority soaked word for it ?

I will at once go check WANKER's email for your properly coded communications.

But you will have to do the "special handshake" here first so I know it's really you, and not one of the Lizard People.

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 10:23

Youseem to have misunderstood mypoint re Haringey JH

Don't worry, you'll get used to that.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 19/12/2013 10:23

T'is really me.

Spero · 19/12/2013 10:25

Youseem to have misunderstood mypoint re Haringey JH

Welcome to ThunderDome!

LakeDistrictBabe · 19/12/2013 10:41

Spero

What is going to be interesting is if and/or when transcripts of judgments do become more widely available will the media report more responsibly? My guess is no.

That is what I said on another forum. As a tweeter said, never let facts to get in the way of a good story. It matters little if the story is nearly all fake.

John Hemming

All the essential components of the story are true. She was a visitor. The state imprisoned her, forced her to have a caesarean and put her baby up for adoption.

Ok. Last attempt. I want to be extremely naive and think that someone who’s an MP can manage to read my simple English.

a) International visitors or residents are subject to the British Laws whilst on British soil. It doesn’t matter where they are from and other consular legalbabble.

b) See above. If you have a mental health disease, you’re subject to the Mental Health Act. Enough said.

c) American and Italian authorities forced her to have a c-section. Why should British ones act differently? Explain.

d) The other two children have been put in somebody else’s care because she can’t care for them. Why should British lawyers act differently? Explain.

There are plenty of aspects of the whole incident that are plainly wrong and as the Rome court said contrary to law. We are supposed to follow aspects of international law.

First, the Rome court 'said' that and then ‘archived’ the order. Are you familiar with the meaning of “to archive”?

Second, you broke a few Italian laws with a post. So, in your opinion:
Does the British government have to abide by international laws but you’re strangely exempt? Please, immediately inform British PM David Cameron about it because I don’t think he knows about your absolutely privileged situation.

The Italians say it is against the law, the slovaks say it is against the law. In our secret courts, however, the opinion of the local authou with its adoption targets is what counts.

The Italians now know you broke the law. I don’t think you’ll be arrested any time soon though, because they have no jurisdiction here. Courts are secret in Italy too and nobody is making a fuss about it.

Madamedefarge: it is not you I need to convince, but those reading the thread seeing that those opposing my view normally resort to abuse rather than logic.

You might need to phone the Telegraph again for that. Because the logic of the rest of the online world is plainly against your views, including one million of tweets all over the planet. And I consider your ignorance towards Italian customs, citizens and laws as an insult. Therefore, you’re actually resorting to abuse as well. From my point of view, of course.

Oddly enough I take the view that human beings in Scotland are much like human beings in England. One could, for example, consider Scotland as a "control experiment"

What an assertion! I must send this to Alex Salmond. Maybe it can be of use for the independence debate and it can be entered in the 670-page booklet they wrote for the YES campaign. I think that a more discriminating thing against the Scots had never been written... yet. Honestly.

NanaNina

Awwww Big hug! Thanks Yes, still here darling. MN deleted my posts and they made the right decision, because I lost it there. They kindly emailed me. I just had to focus a bit more on my uni module, assignment deadline is barely a 4 weeks away. I couldn’t stay here anymore, it felt as an useless exercise. In the end, to reply or to engage in discussion with a certain poster who clutches (sigh) at straws all time despite the evidence shows he’s wrong.. Well, it is pointless.

YoniManotopeia

Youseem to have misunderstood mypoint re Haringey JH. I Was pointing out that they seemed to have increased their adoption rate by getting more adopters, not more children.

He has a particular talent of filtering the things he doesn’t like, he cuts them off from documents. You’ll get used to that.

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CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 10:42

Bagsie Tina Turner's role for me!

CarpeVinum · 19/12/2013 10:47

I don’t think you’ll be arrested any time soon though

...becuase he is not in Italy.

Unlike me.

#ThanksABunchHemming

See how it works John after the eleventy millions explanation ? Principle of territory not personality ?

Or will it require a surgical procedure to insert the concept in the approriate organ ?