MORE TO SAY

I have always got a lot to say for myself and about the world.

Firstly adding to previous comments, I am horrified that the world finds itself in a dire position. Our leaders are still posturing - just get on with it otherwise there is no future for the worlds children.

Too many soldiers are dying in an unnecessary war. The recent period of rememberance really should have awoken up those in power, but of course it won't. To much money in arms sales!!!!!

Much has been said about the case of Baby P and if you have read my blog you will no doubt guess my views. This is probably the most dreadful of cases but let me tell you there are more cases out there. Just days after the news hit the media - two young children are stabbed to death by their mother.

I absolutely believe in accountability, checks and balances when taking children into care, but I do not hold to the dangerous theory that all children are best with their birth parents. 'Institutional Care' is also a difficult thing to manage I accept that, but because it is hard does not mean it should be written off, think quality. It does not mean huge unwhealdy institutions. Our problem has been to make a huge leap from 'something in place' to 'nothing in place'. I also know that you cannot take a child into emergency care unless you have people in the community who will act as short term emergency foster care. I actually believe that the 'experts' who have developed child development theories have a lot to answer for, because they have blinded people in the child care arena to common sense.

Children are our responsibility (to bring up safe and well) but not our property - the parents who maime and kill their children are selfish, selfcentre individuals, perhaps they do have their own issues but they need to be dealt with seperately from their role as parent. The people who take on the role of social interventionist need to make this clear distinction.

IT IS TIME TO STAND UP FOR CHILDREN AT RISK.

Love Granny