I would never believe I would concur with a comment from Labour Leader Ed Miliband (Reward for failure) but this week I did how can it be right that the RBS bark which was taken into public ownership to avoid collapse show a £2bn loss yet still give unprecedented bonuses to it employees? 

What about the tax payers who bailed it out and especially at these times of austerity shouldn’t everyone be making cutbacks and maybe those who stand to benefit from our bonus culture should forfeit them until the British public have been   compensated for their share of any success in this company?

 

 

 

How long will it take this unelected dictatorship to plunder our assets and

bleed us dry so we have to take the same austerity measures as Greece?

 

If we closed the borders when we were dissatisfied like the French do we would be seen as uncompetitive and not showing the community spirit, perhaps it is time to take a leaf out of the French book and stand up for what is right rather then what is spewed out at us from Brussels!                                         

Britain along with her allies liberated Europe including Germany from the tyrannyof the Nazi regime  70 years ago, therefore how is it possible for decisions nowmade in Berlin and fed to us by the Brussels bureaucrats to have such a damagingand wide ranging impact on our lives TODAY? 

 

What harm would it be on the UK economy if we broke away from Europe and dealt with Commonwealth countries and the US as we have traditionally and emerging markets in China, India, Russia, Africa and South America. Why would we stop trading in Europe as well and as the common market agreement was originally designed to do?

 

 

  

 

 

Children in all walks of life have been given rights in order to protect them and this is right and proper. Except, I believe, between the ages of 11 and 16 where I feel Parental Responsibility should not be overruled by a child’s right when all to often they are too young to reason the ramifications. It cannot be right that a child can sue a parent for a relatively minor dispute or indeed be allowed to make false allegations, just ask the teachers too!

However in the sacred secret world of Family Court who’s continued rhetoric is ” in the children’s best interest!” seldom allow the children to be heard and all the judge has to work with is a contrived interpretation from a court reporter (SS or CAFCASS) where a  mother has been the dominating force so the children end up acting on her will not what they truly want which in most cases is to see as much of both parents as possible in spite of separation!
I do however believe that children who reach secondary school age should be given the right to alter a court order as their lives will become more flexible in their teens and they may just wish to pop in and see either parent at odd times and should not be constrained by an order designed to show them routine and stability in their younger years. Also there may be times a child wants to play football and have dad there during mum’s contact and mum may want to take them to the cinema during dads contact this should be agreed amicably and not by seeking to score points off each other or try to show one parent in a better light then the other. Mothers should no longer be seen as the resident parent and father as the absent one, they should be equal in their parental responsibilities.

 

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY: The most important role a person can have in life is that of a Parent. We all come to it with trepidation and rely on our  own parents’ experience to handle the initial ‘shock’, but by the time a second child comes along skills are gained and we feel more relaxed, but nonetheless most parents will still have their childrens’ best interests at heart.
One of my children had a soft nature so would cry or object to the slightest thing when young. My other Son was more robust and would walk in with blood dripping from his knee from a football injury but would say nothing. As a caring Dad I would apply the same level of care to both children, just in case.

I would link PR to Equal Parenting, both Parents would appear on the Birth Certificate should be subjected in law to being responsible for their Child’s Welfare to the age of 18 or leaving home/full time education. Not only in the case of nurturing, education, feeding and home security but as a child gets older and is capable of breaking the law whilst their age all to often enables them to be immune from the law and at such times I believe the Parents (BOTH) should be liable for Fines, Reparation even Imprisonment in the case of a Child committing a serious offence such as Rape or Murder.

This I believe would focus the minds of Parents from the start (and maybe would be under age Parents) that it is down to them to make the best effort to do the right thing for their children and not to enter into such an undertaking without considering such facts that could lead to legal ramifications.
I would give credit to much of my opinions on child welfare to Shaun Bailey. He is a wise head on young shoulders and certainly inspires me, I just wish others would listen to this quietly spoken champion of the young!

Education:
As a Sub-Heading to this paragraph I would seek to align School with a remit of PR. We entrust Teachers with the care and welfare of our Children for a larger part of their childhood than we see them ourselves so in respect to the Teachers and our responsibility as Parents we should share the task of instilling morals, respect and responsibility onto young minds. Children should be controlled and disciplined when needed by Parents and equally by Teachers. I would also suggest this points to the Education fraternity.1.Children to be monitored throughout their Primary years including Pre-School and a Report drawn up in the Final Year of Primary School that outlines an individuals’ potential, so that any shortfalls are clearly identified before they move onto Secondary Education and endeavours are made to eradicate such shortfalls before the end of Year 6.

2.Year 6 should be seen as a preparatory year in readiness for what the Child will have to face at Secondary School and to be aware of Peer pressure, Media pressure, the importance of what they can attain from an appropriate Education, Legal Studies, so rights and ramifications can be investigated then finally Sex Education, as by age 11 children would have some understanding today.

3.A true appraisal of an individuals’ ability assessed, so those who excel in academia can follow that route. Those who do not, should be encouraged in aspects they do excel at, such as, Sports, Arts, Music etc and so long as they are supported in the basics of Reading and Writing, should from Year 7 be directed toward vocational training so they can learn Skills and Trades more appropriate to their ability.

4.National Service seems to carry some form of stigma who went through it in the Post War Years. I would however, advocate those children who seek to leave School without Qualification at the earliest leaving date, should be made aware they will only be eligible for Benefit which will only be paid by attending some form of apprenticeship or Further Education culminating in the completion within a minimum 3 Year Course, that they will then leave with a recognised Qualification or Vocational Skill, otherwise the previous 3 year benefit payment will be refundable to the Educational Authority.
It is important that we start now as this proposal will take at least a generation to come through in real terms and a better attitude will emerge by those given this opportunity as our Citizens of the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I remember visiting Canterbury Cathedral in December 2009 to cover a protest by New Fathers For Justice who were campaigning that a ‘Father is for life not just Christmas’ with many of the members adorning the inflated Santa suits and a jovial atmosphere ensued with carol singers all about and some understanding from many members of the public as they passed by. We were however going to have a long wait if we hoped the Archbishop was going to appear to address our concerns on Family Justice here in Britain. Instead he hid away in Lambeth Palace skirting out only at one point in the day to complain that the BBC were not showing the Church in a light that pleased him!

Perhaps today as then the church and indeed leaders of all faiths should get real when it comes to dealing with the issues of the day and the injustices being carried out by the Archbishops fellows in the form of Law Lords who’s ineffectiveness is damaging families, children’s lives and is an abomination on society as a whole!

 

As a disturbing side to my research into Family Law and Child Welfare I have been contacted by a number of groups and individuals concerned by the amount of abuse within church and church schools up and down the land and in both the North and South of Ireland. They were attracted to me by my campaign style Justice4Children and I appeal now that a robust review and more over action should be taken to put suspected priests and clergy before the same laws we are all accountable to, as until this happens it will leave a bad smell in the air all the way from the Irish sea to the Vatican!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“FEATHERSTONE, Lynne” <lynne.featherstone.mp@parliament.uk>,

  lynne@lynnefeatherstone.org,