The march that took place on Saturday 28th March, was a very successful day. There was a good turnout and we marched through the centre of Bournemouth. We were well covered by the media and reports were shown on ITV and BBC local TV news.
Very many thanks to those who gave their services free of charge, namely Darren (DJ) www.bigmanentertainments.co.uk, great job Darren. The youngsters of STELLADANCE4ALL, they were really good. And the Band who volunteered at short notice, TOBACCO ROAD, they were brilliant with the rockers from the sixties and seventies.
Not forgetting my MP, Bob Walter, who once again gave me and our cause his full support, and emphasised this in his speech.
Thank you to all who attended and
Thank you to all who helped me in the organisation of this event and offering support during my periods of stress!!
Our next march will be in London in June. This is the fellow march that had to be postponed due to the G20 marches.
We will not be beaten down.
When are the dozy law makers in this country, going to take their heads out of La La Land, and introduce sensible sentencing for violent crimes? This is what the overwhelming majority of people in this country are demanding.
It is the victim's family, not the killer, who get the life sentence.
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<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvGyuyHqB_w>
Click on to the above link to see 'The Peoples March' which took place in London last October.
My son Ben, robbed of his brother Ryan.
Being interviewed by the BBC.
An interesting article which highlights what is wrong with the childrens services in this country.
"A year before the Edington "Devil Boys' court case, it was pointed out that much of the chaos at Doncaster children's services department, could be traced back to the trendy management theories of former chief executive, Susan Law.
From 2004 onwards Law 'tore down the barriers' between departments so that managers became responsible for matters to which they had no experience. Law's cultural revolution reached its height in 2005 when Mark Hodson, a former manager with Asda and Geest who had no local government experience, was put in charge of children'e services. The department was dubbed 'chaotic and dangerous' following the deaths of at least seven 'at risk' children in the space of three years.
In March last year, Ms Law had taken her theories to Wokingham in Berkshire, where the council had been awarded just one star from Ofsted for its 'inadequate safeguarding children's' services. After nearly two years of Ms Law's theories, with officers from policy and planning redeployed in children's services, the once 'excellent' department, has again been deemed 'inadequate'. "
Says it all really.
(Taken from Private Eye magazine)


