The government terrified of the Daily Mail

[crankedup]

tinman0 said:

crankedup said:

Derek Smiths comment nun and child in cupboard, child abuse in the good ole' days was simply unheard of, put another way unreported and ignored. A very good friend of ours used to offer short term 'adoptions' to young children that had been abused by parents. They mentioned one case of a little girl locked in a cupboard for years, she was so fragile in all senses. She received medical help and then went to our friends on short term adoption. This is way off the topic, but I want to point out that sometimes the 'wailing stuff' has brought about some benefit.

Things are so good today, we have people like Sharon Shoesmith earning £130k a year, and children are still abused or just plain old murdered.

Indeed, and your contribution to society in this area of work is ?

[turbobloke]

crankedup said:

tinman0 said:

crankedup said:

Derek Smiths comment nun and child in cupboard, child abuse in the good ole' days was simply unheard of, put another way unreported and ignored. A very good friend of ours used to offer short term 'adoptions' to young children that had been abused by parents. They mentioned one case of a little girl locked in a cupboard for years, she was so fragile in all senses. She received medical help and then went to our friends on short term adoption. This is way off the topic, but I want to point out that sometimes the 'wailing stuff' has brought about some benefit.

Things are so good today, we have people like Sharon Shoesmith earning £130k a year, and children are still abused or just plain old murdered.

Indeed, and your contribution to society in this area of work is ?

Probably costing less than £130k/yr while doing less harm?

[tinman0]

crankedup said:

tinman0 said:

crankedup said:

Derek Smiths comment nun and child in cupboard, child abuse in the good ole' days was simply unheard of, put another way unreported and ignored. A very good friend of ours used to offer short term 'adoptions' to young children that had been abused by parents. They mentioned one case of a little girl locked in a cupboard for years, she was so fragile in all senses. She received medical help and then went to our friends on short term adoption. This is way off the topic, but I want to point out that sometimes the 'wailing stuff' has brought about some benefit.

Things are so good today, we have people like Sharon Shoesmith earning £130k a year, and children are still abused or just plain old murdered.

Indeed, and your contribution to society in this area of work is ?

Taxpayer.

[DonkeyApple]

crankedup said:

DonkeyApple said:

crankedup said:

Being one of the 'lucky'? so called baby boomers I guess I may fit into the categorised group referred to in the OP. I find it difficult not to agree with that groups wailing, except I don't read that particular paper. Being an old fart I can recall family days out and we never locked up the house when we left it!! not sure if that was cos we had nought worth nicking or it really was trust thy neighbour, I suspect the latter. Coppers were certainly Authority figure's and did command respect, each Booby had a beat and knew which ear was to be pulled (as Dandrez said). It would be so easy at this point to write happy memories, but houses were for living in and not expecting to profit from. I won't mention renting in case Groaks in the room Newspapers were used in the Lav' or to wrap your Fish'N Chips in. Happy days! sorry back to the thread.

Bad parenting from the Baby Boomers?

Well got to blame somebody cos this is the Country we live in that demands somebody must be to blame
But just look again at what I have written, a tiny part of life in the 1950's/60's. Its all true and not embellished at all.
Leave your house door unlocked when your out : Insurance void
Copper pulls ear of kid : harassment and ABH.
Houses for living in not profiting from : don't expect help from anyone if you can't pay your mortgage.
Have your fish'n chips wrapped in newspaper : Health inspectors would shut the shop instantly.
Happy days : erm, well yes.
The big Social changes came in the mid 1960's early 1970's, I was getting older and noticing events that would have an impact on the rest of my life. I didn't know that at the time.

Too true. Especially re the need to always blame a group.