The Stolen Children of England – Maggie Mellon’s Response

by Guest Post | Jan 1, 2017 | Comment

This is a guest post written by social worker Maggie Mellon, in response to blog posts by Sarah Phillimore previously published on this blog here and here. As with Sarah’s posts, this post is a comment piece and represents the views of the author, not...

England’s Stolen Children? Plus ca change, plus c’est le meme chose

by Sarah P | Nov 30, 2016 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

On November 15th 2016 a documentary aired on French television called ‘England’s Stolen Children’. ‘Researching Reform’ provided comment and a useful translation of the explanation of the programme’s contents.  If your French is...

The 9th Annual Family Justice Council Debate – Adoption without consent is wrong in principle

by Sarah P | Nov 24, 2015 | Comment

I attended the FJC debate at the Strand Palace hotel on November 24th. I will write a longer article for Jordans Family Law, to do justice to the full range of opinions expressed, but I will set out the highlights here for those who I know were keen to come, but...

Will the ‘real story’ behind forced adoption please stand up?

by Sarah P | Jul 24, 2015 | Comment

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...

A lie can get round the world before the truth has put its boots on

by Sarah P | Jul 23, 2015 | Comment

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...