Living in a sci-fi horror movie – only for real
Yesterday’s DAILY MAIL newspaper headline read as follows “CRIMINAL CHECKS ON SCHOOL EXCHANGE FAMILIES”. And yes its true. Despite there being no known cases of child abuse resulting from an exchange, the Government is insisting that parents of British host families submit themselves to child protection checks before they can put up an overseas pupil.
This is government “protection” gone mad. Not only will it hinder the opportunities of our youngsters, it will offer NO protection to British children staying in foreign homes (and only requires that the British parents register – not any other adult living in the home by the way).
The only conceivable outcome of this policy is that fewer British parents will be prepared to participate and so fewer British kids will get the opportunity to expand their horizons, experience different cultures, improve their language skills, or spend, what for many will be, a life-changing first taste of time away from their parents or teachers. (Thats OK they can always hang around the streets drinking…)
What’s the point ? I cannot even begin to guess who thought this was a good move or, indeed, why. It’s just insane… so what’s behind it, chaos or control-freakery?
Is there really such chaos and anarchy in the halls of power that the so-called “sensible people” have all already left the building? Or do they have their heads so far down behind the parapets they dont even know what’s going on? Are only mad men left?
Is there perhaps a be-gloved whitehall mandarin sitting there, stroking his long-haired white cat saying “I may have lost the ID card debate Mr Bond but I have another plan to get the information I need… I will “use the chiiiildren”- no British person will complain if we use the chiiiildren to get the information we crave. You know the line …”if it saves just one child then any measure is justified blah blah blah nothing to fear , nothing to hide, blah blah blah…. hahahahahahaha….. I will not be stopped Mr Bond..”
Or is it worse than even that.. are we are being herded by fair means or foul into the “database” by some headless monster? Has the “system” actually , finally taken control – determined to ensure that data on every single adult in the British Isles is captured and cross referenced. Not a single individual you can identify by the way – just “the system” – manically executing a “must capture all data on all subjects” programme because no one said “stop”. Like some hideous sci-fi movie – only its real.
What ever it is, it isnt sensible. .. We’ve had Fathers For Justice climbing onto the rooftops of parliament …. its about time we had Parents For Privacy taking this to its ultimate conclusion -November 5th is just around the corner.
That’s “James Bond”, “The Cube” and “V for Vendetta” (with a splash of “The Matrix”) all in one blog – but it really does feel like I am living through a sci-fi horror movie I can’t get out of. So please someone help me… get me The Doctor, fast.