A former BBC and Children In Need Governor from the late 1990s took the decision to ban Jimmy Savile from further appearances on the appeal’s main show around the time that his biggest show, Jim’ll Fix It, was nearing its conclusion. The BBC has the story with video clips here.
the idea comes from the UK, where groups want to be able to file what amounts to restraining orders preventing anyone who appears to be grooming a child from being around that child or any other before a crime has been committed. That all sounds well and good, and I’m all for finding ways to…
Emotional abuse may not leave scars, but it can cause pain for much longer than physical harm. Many women especially believe that just because they do not suffer from physical abuse by their spouse or partner, they are safe. However, it is not necessarily the case. The scars are mental and can cause a lot…
That’s the news out of the UK this week, but it is not without it’s detractors. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure it shouldn’t have detractors. What I continue to fall back on is this quote in the first link. ‘We need a clear, concise and workable definition of child maltreatment — an alternative code that…
The X Factor’s only into its second American season but will be a decade old in the UK next year. One of the recent Judges, Tulisa Constavlos, discussed her experience of being drug-raped at 16. Since The Sun has the serialisation rights and there are only edited sections at their site before the rest goes behind a paywall, the Daily…
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