What would Dad have made of all this?

My late father would have been 90 today! Having sat in the rear gunner turret of the Lancaster 'Just Jane ' in a Lincolnshire farm yard,
looking out onto rainy open fields a few years ago, I wondered just just how he must have felt doing it for real almost 70 years earlier, already 200 miles from home and about to set off into the black skies over Germany and at the age of just 23 how could he contain such fear?

As part of Squadron35 Pathfinder group he would have be among the first crews to leave, later the same squadron was ear marked for the Tiger Force destined for Japan, but the Americans dropping the atom bomb meant he was spared this having survived numerous raids over Nazi Germany, instead the freshly painted white Lancaster's of his Squadron where given the honour of 'Goodwill tour' of the USA in recognition of that countries contribution to the war. (You can view the video of this tour below!)

I was dismayed when our Lame-Duck prime Minister claimed to an equally Lame - Duck US president that we were junior partners in the second world war. (Click on this blogs title to see the response from the PM to my complaint to this comment). I doubt if my father his Australian pilot Bob Newbiggin, his fellow crews from New Zealand, Canada, Poland and Singapore, as well the gallant day light raider from the USAF would have considered any of them as junior partners. Bomber Command lost 56,000 in night time sorties whilst the USAF lost over 44,000 in their day light raids. All this was done n the name of our freedoms, our right to vote and the democracy we all too often take for granted today!

We were denied the right of a vote on the EU referendum this week yet the majority of UK citizens want it, and whilst the capitalist protesters have closed St. Paul's for the first time since WW2 and before, I would appeal to them that no matter how just they feel their call is please make way this November to allow those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms to be remembered with dignity, it is the authorities who are at fault not the common people!

Blundering Cameron also set out an assault on so called 'absent' fathers' on fathers day in June seeking to align them with drink-drivers! Well as a professional HGV driver of 35 years who has been alienated from his sons ages 15 and 12 for the past 4 years by the very system he and his ministers are content to preside over,in spite of wide ranging corruption at many levels I must object. Once again I have had a 4 page explanation from the Ministry of Justice giving the PM's view and indeed the Governments ethos on Family Justice and I will probably publish this before 5th November 2011.

So on the 5th November 2011 some 67 years after my dad was carrying out exercises over RAF Bottesford, I will be standing at Churchill's feet in Parliament Square, London with my banner saying enough is enough of this and justice must prevail, and unlike the capitalist protesters I know exactly what I am demanding; Justice in the family Court, and its affiliated agencies and equality in parenting so we can at last see JUSTICE4CHILDREN here in the UK and around the world!

World Focus (5th Nov) London!

Remember remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot..........
The Family Justice Review currently being looked at by the Ministry of Justice in London is due to be published shortly ( this Autumn) Whilst I believe chairman David Norgrove is acting in good faith and is truly seeking justice in the murky world of family Law, I believe the Government's motives are merely cost saving!
I have contributed to this review for over one year now both the 5 questionnaire and the more forthright 32 question version including the last question which was what question should we have ask ( which I felt was quite impressive ) and I used the opportunity to raise the issue of suicides as a result of CSA and Family court injustice.

Whilst I did tell fellow campaigners to give this a chance when they were describing it as a fudge , I have to say early aces to some of the views expressed by David Norgrove and his team are a little disappointing;




David Norgrove expressed his thanks for the cooperation by the so called legal professional, whilst Family Court Judges rely too heavily on spurious snap-shot testimony by CAFCASS or other Social services Court reporters with irreversible damaging consequences!

Solicitors and Barristers seek to agitate already tense situations so they can plunder the legal aid budget and render dads bankrupt , there is very little chance of conciliation here!

Mr. Norgrove has already ruled out giving more rights to Grandparents when it seem commonsense that in many cases where parents are in disputed the best way to show children a continuity in their life style must be (where possible) through access to Grandparents or other extended family members I hope the panel will reconsider this one!

I was pleased to see that the Review wants to give children more say the only area of their rights where they are ignored are the secretive Family Courts and whilst I hope this does not prove to be a gimmick, it is time children certainly 10 years and up should have a say in their futures!

I would hope the BBC Question Time programme or similar would have a dedicated debate to this review and include interested parties included the Justice Minister, DWP Minister, Erin Pizzey, Sir Bob Geldof, John Hemming MP among others!

.....If we have anything to do with it family injustice will STOP!




Lets make this Guy Fawkes night one to celebrate for success!