The link is to Pauline's story in the Independent. Note the behaviour of the social workers. The Police would not harrass people in this way. I cannot understand why this behaviour is permitted from Social Workers.
Why are babies born young? This sounds like an odd question. People would say "of course babies are born young". However, this goes to the core of the question of human (or animal) development. Why is it that as time passes people develop initially through puberty and then for women through menopause and more generally getting diseases such as sarcopenia, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer, but most of the time babies start showing no signs of this. Lots of research into this has happened over the years and now I think it is clear why this is. It raises some interesting questions. Biological youth is about how well a cell functions. Cells that are old in a biological sense don't work that well. One of the ways in which cells stop working is they fail to produce the full range of proteins. Generally the proteins that are produced from longer genes stop being produced. The reason for this relates to how the Genes work (the Genome). Because the genome is not gettin...
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However, that demonstrates the problems with the system. I have asked for permission to simply publish judgment anonymously. That request, however, is stuck in the judicial system.
Much noise is made about opening up the "secret" family courts, but if they were truly open and the full details of some of these cases came out in public I suspect Mr Hemming would have less success in persuading newspapers to support his crusade.
I agree with Ian Walton that Mr Hemming's actions are carried out "without a second thought" - for the unwarranted damage he is causing. As for giving him a medal, what exactly does Mr Walton think Mr Hemming is sacrificing? This campaign is conducted at no personal cost to him - indeed, it serves to raise the profile of an otherwise invisible Lib Dem MP. If anyone deserves a medal it is Mr Hemming's constituents, who might be forgiven for wondering how much of their time their MP is expending on matters of no concern to them.
To take just one not unrelated issue that, as far as I know, Mr Hemming has so far failed to address: according to the 2006 mortality statistics, Birmingham has one of the highest - if not THE highest - infant mortality rates in the whole country. In 2006 Birmingham and the Black Country suffered 587 infant deaths, not to mention 220 stillbirths. Highlighting and reducing this figure would, I suggest, be a cause worthy of any MP's attention, although perhaps not as easy a task as sniping at social workers and other professionals who are unable to defend themselves.
I have raised concerns about perinatal mortality in Birmingham on numberous previous occasions. I have also made it clear that one of my concerns with the current system is that it fails to protect children.
As for acting in respect of Birmingham's scandalously high infant mortality rates, I have been unable to find a single reference to this topic in any of Mr Hemming's speeches, Parliamentary questions or Early Day Motions. It is, of course, possible that I have overlooked something. If so, I would be grateful if Mr Hemming could highlight those occasions on which he has raised this important topic in the House of Commons.
Meanwhile, I see that he continues his singleminded crusade against Dr David Southall. Perhaps he would like to explain what he was getting at with the following written question, asked on October 8: "To ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies were undertaken at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire involving children from overseas in the 1990s".
While he is at it, perhaps Mr Hemming could also explain what his obsessive pursuit of this doctor has to do with his constituents. Anyone unfamiliar with this extraordinary crusade may find a partial record of it at http://jonathangornall.squarespace.com/hemming-parliamentary-activity/
I note you have failed to disclose what lay behind your written parliamentary question of October 8 ("To ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies were undertaken at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire involving children from overseas in the 1990s").
Dawn Primarolo, a Minister of health, replied: "The information requested is not centrally held by the Department. The NHS West Midlands strategic health authority reports that University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has recently written to the hon. Member following a similar request under the Freedom of Information Act."
This puts the trust's reply, at least, in the public domain. Would you care to share it with the public?
Who are you protecting, what is your involvement with this issue, thats what I would like to know, as it has really got your goat, umm something financial I am sure.