Wymsey Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January Crikey.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67957726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 53 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said: I don't understand why more wasn't done when contact couldn't be made on 2nd Jan? Why did it take another week before they were found? What a sad society we live in these days Why weren't the rest of the family and the Mother in contact or attempting contact? Or concerned, they last saw him before Christmas and knew the Father had an existing heart problem. "A social worker visited their home on 2 January, after contacting the father on 27 December. But she received no reply and, after making inquiries at other addresses where the child might be". Surely that's other family and the Mother. If a social worker said they couldn't contact the Father, and you were another member of the family or Mother, wouldn't you be calling or visiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunge Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January I don’t understand why some think there would be less war with Trump as President. The man is a known coward. He’d just have America run away and leave the rest of the world to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_in_blue Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January Has Rishi found the missing 4250 yet? He was asked many times but never actually answered the question. As always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesDeb Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 32 minutes ago, FoyleFox said: Why weren't the rest of the family and the Mother in contact or attempting contact? Or concerned, they last saw him before Christmas and knew the Father had an existing heart problem. "A social worker visited their home on 2 January, after contacting the father on 27 December. But she received no reply and, after making inquiries at other addresses where the child might be". Surely that's other family and the Mother. If a social worker said they couldn't contact the Father, and you were another member of the family or Mother, wouldn't you be calling or visiting? Maybe the mother isn't around any longer, maybe there isn't any extended family, who knows. There are lots of reasons nobody else raised the alarm sooner, most of them alien to your average family. The family were already known to social services which implies they needed additional help, and were known to be vulnerable. Such a tragedy, and an awful sign of the times we live in unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 5 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said: Maybe the mother isn't around any longer, maybe there isn't any extended family, who knows. There are lots of reasons nobody else raised the alarm sooner, most of them alien to your average family. The family were already known to social services which implies they needed additional help, and were known to be vulnerable. Such a tragedy, and an awful sign of the times we live in unfortunately The article said the Mother saw him just before Christmas and an older Sister was also quoted. The boy’s sister Melanie Battersby paid tribute to him on Facebook: “Beautiful little boy deserved so much better than this life. We love you Bronson, forever a part of us, and forever my baby brother.” The family dynamic was clearly a bit dysfunctional and they obviously needed support. It just came across as though they were apportioning all the blame on the social worker, when there were a lot of other people who should or could have acted. Sad and tragic, irrespective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 4 hours ago, Zear0 said: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/17/bronson-battersby-two-year-old-boy-died-of-starvation-curled-up-next-to-dead-father One of the saddest things I've read about in a long time. Many horrors in the world currently, but having a child of similar age makes it more relatable and impactful. Awful. Wish I never clicked the link. Harrowing. Can't even imagine what the boy was going through. Plenty of questions and opinions about what should've been done. Couldn't live with myself if I was involved. Imagine being a neighbour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January Clearly, Buy One, Get One Free at the Royal's local hospital. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68010563 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68009259 Rather a long stay for POW though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 23 hours ago, Free Falling Foxes said: I think the police ought to visit this property. Cannabis farm or no loft insulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 23 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: Wish I never clicked the link. Harrowing. Can't even imagine what the boy was going through. Plenty of questions and opinions about what should've been done. Couldn't live with myself if I was involved. Imagine being a neighbour too. I agree. Guided my wife away from watching the news tonight. No doubt there will be evidence of severe pressure on Social Services. I would imagine there will be people saying if only I had checked earlier or called the Police to gain entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January 2 hours ago, FoxesDeb said: I don't understand why more wasn't done when contact couldn't be made on 2nd Jan? Why did it take another week before they were found? What a sad society we live in these days I'm also surprised. I would have thought that a report to the police by a social worker raising concerns for safety, would have been a priority response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zear0 Posted 17 January Share Posted 17 January Why a review is needed before being too judgemental on the case workers. If the social workers remit was "just check in on them to see if they need help" and there was no response, you could see that potentially the worker thought they were just out. If the mandate was "make sure they're ok" and it was a prearranged appointment then clearly the process has failed with the most appalling consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 5 hours ago, Dunge said: I don’t understand why some think there would be less war with Trump as President. The man is a known coward. He’d just have America run away and leave the rest of the world to it. Or possibly the complete opposite, nobody ****ing knows, and that scares the shit out of the opposition. Especially vs Obama who could be guaranteed to do completely the wrong thing at every opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 4 hours ago, Zear0 said: Why a review is needed before being too judgemental on the case workers. If the social workers remit was "just check in on them to see if they need help" and there was no response, you could see that potentially the worker thought they were just out. If the mandate was "make sure they're ok" and it was a prearranged appointment then clearly the process has failed with the most appalling consequences. Its tragic that a kid can be reliant for their survival on whether one overworked person in a hurry to make their next appointment thinks "something is up here, I am going to call the police" and hangs around for an hour or more. Where the hell are the family, friends, Neighbours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Oldfields Gate Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 12 hours ago, Dunge said: I don’t understand why some think there would be less war with Trump as President. The man is a known coward. He’d just have America run away and leave the rest of the world to it. There WAS less war. So that's a good basis to go on His foreign policy was astonishing for a complete outsider. Guess it helps when you don't march to the beat of the MIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January Seems like every day the situation in and around the middle east is escalating. It's been bubbling for a while and it wouldn't have taken much to start a chain reaction. But this is where someone needs to be the adult in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 7 minutes ago, fox_favourite said: Seems like every day the situation in and around the middle east is escalating. It's been bubbling for a while and it wouldn't have taken much to start a chain reaction. But this is where someone needs to be the adult in the room. Who do we back if Iran and Pakistan start a war? My head hurts! Seriously though, Iran seems to think it can act with impunity, so perhaps they should be the adult and stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 1 minute ago, Jon the Hat said: Who do we back if Iran and Pakistan start a war? My head hurts! Seriously though, Iran seems to think it can act with impunity, so perhaps they should be the adult and stop it. It does seem they have fingers in pies across the area. But I think it's bigger than Iran. Who would be there main sponsor? Yup, I would take a guess at a country starting with R. What a world at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 1 minute ago, fox_favourite said: It does seem they have fingers in pies across the area. But I think it's bigger than Iran. Who would be there main sponsor? Yup, I would take a guess at a country starting with R. What a world at the moment You leave Romania out of this! Yeah it is pretty crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobHawk Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 15 minutes ago, fox_favourite said: It does seem they have fingers in pies across the area. But I think it's bigger than Iran. Who would be there main sponsor? Yup, I would take a guess at a country starting with R. What a world at the moment Rwanda? And we know where they are getting there money from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January It is very concerning but it's hard not to see the links between Russia and Iran, without thinking that this all stems back to Feb 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January Katharine Birbalsingh defends ban on school prayers in high court | Schools | The Guardian This is an interesting case. I can see the side of the headteacher who - although she has been controversial in times gone by - genuinely does have a solid ethos supporting amazing exam results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January BBC News report today that some Rail Station ticket machines charging up to double for same journey booked online. What contempt for passengers by the train companies aided by government 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Oldfields Gate Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January 4 hours ago, fox_favourite said: It does seem they have fingers in pies across the area. But I think it's bigger than Iran. Who would be there main sponsor? Yup, I would take a guess at a country starting with R. What a world at the moment USA have probably given as much cash to Iran as Russia in the last three years to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hankey Posted 18 January Share Posted 18 January Fujitsu have now decided not to bid for any more Government contracts whilst the Post Office Inquiry is ongoing. Now, why is that when they said up until recently there was nothing wrong with the Horizon IT system? Twinged of conscience maybe or the fact they are now realising the devastation they have caused. Great shame the decision wasn't made by the Government years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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