New attempt to legalise state snooping ‘doomed to disaster’

Published in the Scottish Sunday Express, 6 August 2017. Print edition here. Attempt to legalise state snooping on families is ‘doomed to disaster’ THE SNP’s latest attempt to legalise state snooping on families is “doomed to disaster”, according to a Read More …

Advantage O’Neill as GIRFEC Newspeak exposed

We thought we should post an update on the GIRFEC judicial review appeal hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh before judges Lord Carloway, Lord Malcolm and Lord Bracadale. It is to be hoped that three judicial heads are better than Read More …

Allan Norman: ‘Children’s Social Services – Will we ever get it right?’

In this informative presentation to members of the Positive Action Group on the Isle of Man, lawyer and social worker Allan Norman of Celtic Knot makes reference to the ‘named person’ judicial review, the outcome of which he accurately predicted Read More …

Chronically ill teen reported to child protection for school absence

Published in the Scottish Sunday Express, 14 August 2016. These parents are home educators whose children’s needs were not met in school and whose complaints were unaddressed. Chronically ill teen reported to child protection for school absence Print edition