A group of bloggers and budding journalists emerged from Gamergate, a controversy that started in 2014 and ended the following year. A fairly straightforward disagreement turned into an online war which resulted in offline death threats. Gamergate turned political and,…
Tag: children
“Nurse, We Need Some Publicity Over Here, STAT!”
Pop star Lily Allen has blamed NHS cuts after her two-year-old daughter impaled her neck on a railing and had to wait in agony to see a doctor in A&E. The 31-year-old said that her toddler, Marnie, nearly died as…
Maybe You Should Ask Questions Of Your Son, Not The School…
Mum Lynne said he is trying to build his strength back up but is often five minutes late and has missed lessons – and now faces disciplinary measures as a result. Hmmm, but don’t schools make allowances for disability?…
Maybe The RSPCA Should Handle Baby Adoptions..?
A cat breeder suffers ill health, neglects her animals, the RSPCA swoop: Many of the cats had illnesses including flu and eye infections, with seven of them so sick they had to be put down by a vet. The RSPCA…
Once Again, An ‘Offer’ Means You Don’t Have To Accept…
It’s a concept that people don’t really seem to grasp that often: The founder of an Essex-based anti-knife crime charity which has received funding to deliver workshops to pupils claims schools across Rochford and Rayleigh haven’t taken up the offer.…
Leeches…
A teenager is suing the Met Police and Islington council for repeatedly holding him in a cell overnight. The 14-year-old’s case is being brought by charity Just For Kids Law, which argued that the boy was kept in the “unsuitable”…
That Classic ‘Hang On! We Might’ve Gone Too Far!’ Moment…
It comes from Viv Groskop: As Jill Lepore wrote in her brilliant report on child protection in the US in the New Yorker in February, historically speaking we have only really very recently come to regard children as human beings…
It’s For You To Make Changes To Your Routine When You Have Children…
…not to demand everyone else do so: Event manager Lucy Dixon is a single parent who has worked full-time since her son was five-months old. George is currently in childcare from 8am to 5.30pm. This means, Dixon points out, that…
Rentseeking In Schools Now?
A survey of 6,000 schoolchildren has found widespread misconceptions about the number of immigrants and non-white people living in England, as well as negative attitudes towards Muslims and those born overseas. And who organised this survey, and were parents consulted…
Thin End Of The Wedge..?
Applying to roles deemed “safety-critical”, a host of employees from lorry drivers to binmen and lollipop ladies are being checked using breathalysers and swipes of their skin. Failure or refusal to take a test is regarded as a disciplinary matter.…
Feed My Own Kids..? Why Would I Want To Do That..?
One of the other girls says: “When we don’t have food at home, my mum sends us all to Kids Company and tells us to make sure we get seconds.” I bet she takes the child benefit that’s supposed to…
Simple: Because It’s Their Money To Give…
Alex watched the money pouring in, with a mixture of awe and despair, wondering how people can give so generously to animal charities, when research which could lead to a cure for boys like Harrison fails to attract funds. ‘‘I…
Like there’s no tomorrow
I work for the underclass. I also work for a bunch of other people who are in the financial mire – temporarily or permanently – and from which I suspect no amount of health insurance and voluntary pension saving could…
When Do The Liberals Start Putting Their Kids In Cages For Protection Against ‘Conservatives’?
In rural Reserve, New Mexico, children wait for school buses inside boxy, wood-and-mesh structures that look like chicken coops. The “kid cages” are meant as protection from wolves. But are they even necessary? Well, maybe the parents think they are.…
Make Up Your Minds, Will You?
Public: ‘Make the authorities take all the responsibility – for the children!!’ At times, the review concluded, Daniel appeared to have been “invisible” against the backdrop of his mother’s controlling behaviour. Professionals failed to act on “what they saw in…