The latest child welfare items that should be right on your radar:
- Virtual protest by Support Not Separation, against the discrimination of parents in UK family courts. Join the Twitter Storm on Wednesday 6th May – 12.30pm to 1.30pm and follow the hashtag #SupportNotSeparation
- Police arrest 45 suspected child abusers and take 92 children to safety during lockdown
- The parents who will refuse to send their children back to school if they reopen in June
Researching Reform 
Support not separation – “Stop snatching children from mums and nans” – They’ll get support from me when they include dads and grandpas too, and not until. Sick of this sexist shit from women.
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Hey Tim, my understanding is that they are embracing of fathers and grandfathers who find themselves in the same position as mothers and grandmothers. Their work has historically been woman-focused because they have traditionally been a group unable to afford legal representation, as compared to men.
That’s my take on SNS anyway, I find them very welcoming of men and women who put children first.
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Okay – I didn’t get as far as the text. I stopped reading after the banner at the top which referred to women only. Perhaps they should revise their slogan so as not to alienate 50% of the population before they’ve even started! I’m surprised that you think that women are unable to afford legal representation – if the “snatching” refers to social services taking children into care, all are entitled to legal aid, irrespective of gender; if it’s in private law, the more familiar situation is a woman claiming DV and getting legal aid v. a self representing father who can’t afford a solicitor.
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Hi Tim, my comment was about the historical position (I use the word historical).
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Support not separation – “Stop snatching children from mums and nans” – They’ll get support from me when they include dads and grandpas too, and not until. Sick of this sexist shit from women.
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