by daveniven | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
The fact that Stuart Hall’s case has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General is at least reassuring but still illustrates the imbalance in sentencing that frequently occurs up and down the country when we look at offences against...
by daveniven | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
(This is an article I wrote a while ago but still feel is very relevant now – what are your thoughts on this?)When you’re four or five and you’re very small and every night is filled with the sounds of arguments, the screaming, the hitting and the crying seem to...
by daveniven | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Life is full of surprises. Given all the trouble that has been attached to child abuse and the catholic church it seems beyond belief (excuse the pun) that the age of consent in the Vatican is 12. You would think that at the very least there would be a move a foot to...
by daveniven | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Is it surprising that people are worried about the quality of frontline healthcare assistants when they are paid peanuts, recruited with little or no training and expected to perform intimate tasks with often confused patients and service users? Private domiciliary...
by daveniven | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s funny how two separate news stories written from completely different angles are relevant to each other. The new national curriculum announced for state schools in England today will make five year olds start tackling fractions and computer algorithms. The...
