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Will the ‘real story’ behind forced adoption please stand up?
I wrote one blog post this week which I thought was about one thing - the irritating promotion of a dangerous untruth that the UK is the 'only' country in Europe or even the World that permits 'forced adoption'. Interestingly, the focus of my concerns soon shifted...
A lie can get round the world before the truth has put its boots on
The continuing myth that the UK is the 'only' country that permits 'forced adoption'. It is ironic to note that the source of the title quote, so often used by the late great Sir Terry Pratchett has itself often been falsely attitributed - to both Mark Twain...
What happened to the Leveson inquiry into press standards?
Or - Will we ever have a responsible, regulated press in the UK? Here at the Transparency Project, we are always conscious of the need to balance the interests of freedom of expression with privacy and the public with private interests. These principles were argued...
RIGHTS INFO – the #50cases project
We believe that transparency in family justice relies on recognition of human rights. Essentially, achieving transparency in a way that balances everyone’s rights (including the rights of children) can be explained through three important Articles in the European...
When journalists ignore source material it is public debate which pays the price
Christopher Booker wrote about the case of Ethan Williams in The Telegraph this weekend, in an article entitled : When judges defy instinct, it is children who pay the price - We were presented with two flatly opposing views of the story of Rebecca Minnock, who went...
What’s your opinion about recording Interactions between Social Workers and Parents
The issue of recording what is said between parents and social workers in meetings or assessments was raised by parents at #CPConf2015. This sparked a lot of interest, following Louise Tickle's article for the Guardian on 17th June 2015 - 'Social workers under...
Christopher Booker Article on Minnock Case
We have been alerted to an article in the Telegraph by Christopher Booker relating to the case of Ethan Williams (Minnock), which we have blogged about here : The missing mum case. We have written an article in response to that piece, and have invited the Telegraph to...
The missing mum case
I went to Bristol Crown Court today [Update 22/6/15 : original date of publication was 11/6/15] to report on "the missing mum case" as it appears now to have been labelled. I asked a journalist sat outside with his film crew whether he was here for the committal...
Family law: clarity first
What about cleaning the dirty window first, asks David Burrows, of DB Family Law in response to yesterday’s post by Paul M, The Emperor’s New Clothes – or Delusions of Candour. He argues that transparency is all very well, but the law itself that needs to be clear.
The Emperor’s New Clothes – or Delusions of Candour
In a piece entitled The Transparency Delusion, published on the Stowe Family Law blog, John Bolch argues that the whole idea of transparency in family law proceedings is futile. We don’t agree and this post explains why.