Tag Archives: John Hemming

Child welfare scandal – Now boss is suspended! Precedence from Scotland?

This article appeared in the Scottish edition of the Mail on Sunday on 3rd June 2012. Clackmannanshire Council was accused of ‘systemic failure’ ‘self-serving dishonesty’ and a ‘dereliction of statutory duty’. The report into the department is expected to be … Continue reading

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Who would like to stage a theatre play about ‘child snatching’?

It would definitely be very therapeutic for all victims who need to become ‘survivors’ and, eventually, ‘starfighters’, to act out on a stage what has happened to them. Psychodrama is a technique that I experienced, after doctors told me that … Continue reading

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Innocent parents ‘to lose more children’ and other mainstream media links

What a relief to see more and more articles in newspapers! Thanks to the mother who was featured as ‘Katherine Simmonds’ in the Channel IV programme How competent are expert witnesses?, here is a great list of links: Do expert … Continue reading

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The Musas in Appeal Court – during Demo outside – with John Hemming MP

Association of McKenzie Friends assisting Litigants in Person with Lay Legal Advice http://www.McKenzies4Fairness.wordpress.com Chairperson: Belinda McKenzie Web Publisher: Sabine K McNeill; Treasurer: Peter Bellett NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                                                        04 February 2012 Judiciary Guilty of Criminal Acts John Hemming MP opens 2-week … Continue reading

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BBC invites comments from victims of child snatching at long last!

Praised be everybody who contributed to making it ‘topical’ at long last – by and for the mainstream media: ITV This Morning broadcast in August 2010: Protect Your Children from Social Services How Forced Adoptions and the Secret Family Courts … Continue reading

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Just about the most draconian act the state can carry out is to remove a family’s child

This remarkable quote by lawyer Nigel Priestley appeared on Channel IV’s description of their film on ‘expert witnesses’: After the death penalty the most draconian act that the state can do is remove a family’s child. I have had long … Continue reading

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ITV This Morning: Help me Keep my Baby

The moderator can’t believe it and calls it ‘medieval’. Denise Robertson MBE wonders why people are not getting behind John Hemming MP’s campaign. John Hemming MP says there are many lawyers out there who are also working for the local … Continue reading

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Daily Mail and Channel IV: Scandal of ‘unqualified’ experts who advise our family courts

At long last: the mainstream media are cottoning on! John Hemming MP had already tabled an Early Day Motion on the highly questionable value of ‘expert’ witnesses. After the latest reports, he re-tabled the issue. Meanwhile it has become crystal … Continue reading

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Council pays £1m damages for ‘shocking’ child abuse failings

Essex Council has paid damages of almost £1m to four siblings it failed to protect from abuse. This article was brought to my attention by Natasha Phillips who publishes Researching Reform in an admirable form – in close collaboration with … Continue reading

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Forced Adoption and Total Secrecy in the Family Courts – an Edge Media Video

This video is the first of an excellent 2-hour interview by Theo Chalmers [Edge Media TV] of John Hemming MP. He has a lot experience with some 1,500 cases on file of Justice for Families and explains how the system … Continue reading

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