Morning roundup, Thursday 12th March 2009

Sadie Smith — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:17:03 +0000

Shred Fred's knighthood, says Martin Salter MP;
Child protection services aren't up to scratch, claims Lord Laming. Still, over-worked social workers make such lovely media scapegoats to the extent that when some murderous scroate kills his/her toddler, the media only vaguely hint at the perpetrators' guilt, leaving everyone with the distinct impression that children's services operate a Pied Piper policy on protecting our young. Of course, laws could be passed to make information sharing on vulnerable kids easier and help social workers do a difficult job in slightly easier circumstances, but then the Porter-warriors in the commuter belt would screech something about Nazi Germany until the plaintive cries of those with a proper job involving protecting children are totally drowned out in a slurry of Chakrabarti bullshit. Rant over;

Tom Harris comments on the Militant Atheists ongoing campaign to ensure they win the Sanctimony Hat 2009;
Tim Ireland has the latest on the "journalist" Paula Murray's scoop on the Facebook pages of the Dunblane survivors;
... and Donal Blaney reports on the latest "no" to Europe campaign which seems to be saying that if we sink deeper into the EU, then lots of hotties will start taking their clothes off. Kewl. Where do I sign?

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