ALONG CAME JEREMY

I am old enough to have lived through many political crisis, but I am not sure any have affected me as dramatically as the events of this week.  Watching senior members of the (former) Labour Party weep, is bringing about a fair bit of weeping in myself.  Mostly for believing that that shower of turncoats destroying the Labour Party were ever in politics for anything other than themselves. 

Those baying for the blood of Jeremy Corbyn stood alongside those baying for the blood of society's most vulnerable.  They are blind to the queues at the food banks, and the homeless sleeping on our streets, and they are blind to the consequences of their lack of investment in our future generations.  Can they not see the destruction of our towns and communities?  Once thriving high streets are now wastelands, and not because of the immigrants - they happen to be the only ones brave enough to start up new businesses, but because we, the people, are having to pay off some mythical debt run up by greedy bankers who threw the dice once too often. 

For the first time in decades, Jeremy Corbyn is offering us something new.  He has inspired hundreds of thousands to join the Labour party as members.  Even old cynics such as I, have dared to peep above the parapet to offer my unwavering support.  Not one of the contenders the PLP have to offer, could  draw a fraction of the crowds that turn out to support Jeremy Corbyn. Could chief back stabber Angela Eagle fill arenas - she hasn't even got the support of her own constituency  
 
Jeremy Corbyn is the only anti austerity Labour Leader we have, or are ever likely to get, especially with so many Labour MPs now revealing their true colours.  He is the only Leader who will set to work on improving the lives of the many, not just the few.  He is the only Leader who actually cares about the horrors being inflicted on the people of this country by a greedy minority determined to preserve the status quo.  That's why the people love him. 

If the tories vote for Boris, then the only way to beat them in a General Election is to present a Leader more popular with the people than Boris, and the reality is, the only one who can beat Boris, is Jeremy.  How are the plotters, schemers and conspirators not aware of that? 

 

 

 

WHY THE COVER UP?

In response to a question on previous blog, Why the cover up?  I sort of picture one of those classic [in] 'The Thick of It' moments 8:05.  Someone in Whitehall picked up the phone that fateful night and it was such an appealing case they decided to give it full government support. As the facts emerged in the full light of day, they were beyond the point of no return. The scenario kind of reminds me of those end of world movies where all the leaders and diplomats are dead or unavailable and the underlings and lunatics take over. The initial mistake must of course lie with Tony Blair, who by 2007 was so used to telling almighty whoppers that this one was probably minor by comparison.  

And it suited the incumbent labour government - they were pushing for ID cards and a national DNA database. Fear of child abduction can be very persuasive when trying to convince the public to have their babies microchipped.  Almost any Law goes if someone shouts 'Think of the Children!'.  It is all very 'Big Brother', but BB is already here - we have CCTV everywhere, most of our personal and private information is readily available to anyone determined to get their hands on it. 

For the Charity Missing People, it was the gift of a poster child.  Most missing kids are spotty, unattractive, belligerent teens who have gone off in a huff.  But, as Jon Corner said, Madeleine was 'special', the cherubic tot in her party dress tugged at hearts and wallets.  The iconic picture of Madeleine in her red dress sends a very powerful, emotional and almost hypnotic message.  To explain.  The picture of dear little Holly and Jessica in their football shirts, arouses emotions in me that are, quite frankly, scary.  As a lifelong pacifist with a horror of violence, I know that if I came face to face with Ian Huntley I would not be able to stop myself from physically attacking him. It would be beyond my control.  Ditto, the evil bastard who killed Jo Cox.

The sweet little face of Madeleine has been used to stir up that spirit of hatred and rage in the watching world toward paedophiles, or more accurately towards those mythical bogeymen every generation uses to frighten their kids into shutting up and doing what they are told.  Those same mythical bogeymen are now being used to frighten all of us by those who offer us protection.  The case of Madeleine proved these creatures do exist and the call to root them out couldn't have been more popular. 

You can kind of see how easy it is rustle up an angry mob when an attractive child is involved.  It is a classic narrative device, beautiful child stolen by monster, villagers hand round pitchforks and storm the 'castle'.  For some reason, little blonde princesses are always held captive in plush surroundings rather than dingy hovels, except in D.W. Griffiths' Birth of Nation, but the premise is still much the same.  Putting the villain in a Castle makes him one of the hated rich, making him black makes it racist. 

Most of us are able to control our rage against these monsters, we are able to keep it in perspective and allow justice to take its' course. But for many, as we have seen with the McCann case, that sense of anger and need for retribution has never gone away.  That is, it remains as intense as it was 9 years ago and maybe even increased by the fact that all these years later no-one has ever been charged. 

Many antis, like myself, have become attached to this case because we have a heightened sense of injustice.  It simply isn't possible for us to forget it and walk away.  The words of Edmund Burke ring in our ears.  If the only person punished for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is the detective who searched for her, then justice as we know it, no longer exists.

For most of us, hopefully, the rage has subsided and turned into a quest not only for justice but for enlightenment.  We want to understand, we don't want to build bonfires in the village square.  We want justice by those who, we pray, know what they are doing.  In the cold light of day, we don't really want to rip monsters limb from limb, because that would make us monsters too.  Right now, I wouldn't want to be Kate and Gerry for all the tea in China.  Having been indoctrinated with Catholic guilt as a child, I remember the torture of examining my conscious every night, and the fear of knowing for certain that 'I'd be in for it' the next day.  Fear of being found out is crippling.  In retrospect, I should have titled my earlier memoir, 'Catholicism made me a manic depressive loon' 

But back to that perfect Stepford family and the cover up.  The well groomed, articulate professionals, Drs. Gerry and Kate McCann, were the epitome of the aspiring British middle classes.    Great ambassadors for the UK.  Note, Karen Matthews didn't have convoys of government officials to speak for her or protect her from the press. 

A spin doctor could not have created a more perfect family. The hard working, church going couple have no flaws.  No drink, drugs, or colourful pasts, they had planned and followed their lives and careers to the letter.  All the boxes were ticked, they couldn't possibly be guilty.  For Gordon, they became representative of his dream of the ideal British family with Methodist values.  Like himself they had climbed the social ladder through diligence and determination.  They were PLU (People Like Us) and that, in a nutshell was their appeal to journalists like Lorraine Kelly, Tony Parons, Piers Morgan etc.  They really like their own kind, and because they identify with the McCanns, their first thought is 'it could have been me'. The McCann case illustrates how little Lorraine Kelly thinks of her audience, she immediately fell in with the McCanns' mantra - people only suspect them because they are jealous of what they have achieved.  She just cannot see beyond her own blind prejudice, perhaps she thinks all her viewers are jealous of her too.   

This case reeks of class division.  I don't know of any other parents caught in traumatic circumstances receiving direct telephone calls, from not one, but two, Prime Ministers.  I find it hard to believe that the government support continued for as long as it did.  I think however, the 'dodgy' support stopped around June/July 2007 when Clarence was unable to get Kate and Gerry a meeting with Gordon Brown or any other high level minister.  From then on, they had to rent their own villa but they still had Clarence (in his recent lecture he said he was out there for 3 months).  I don't know if he was still being paid by the Home Office at that time, but if he was, then questions need to be asked. 

Poor little Madeleine has been a big earner for all those who took up her cause.  Spin doctors, police agencies, charities and untold lawyers have all profited since the off.  Then of course we have the Media.  The tabloids have been using Madeleine's name ruthlessly in order to increase sales.  Sensational McCann stories always shift copy.  Maybe not quite in the same way as they did in 2007, but there is another big pay day on the way.   

But back to that cover up.  Paedophiles are this century's witches, they are universally despised and no-one cares very much how they are treated by the police and the authorities.  You only have to look at the way in which Cliff Richard has been treated.  I'm not a fan of Cliff's and I have no idea what he did or didn't do, but the suspicion has been enough to tear his life apart, the allegations being enough to make him the victim of those paedophile hunters who relish going that extra mile.  He may be an odd chap, but seriously has he been, or is he, a threat to children?  I've said it before, but I'll say it again, children are at risk in their own homes and from people who know them, not random pop stars.  How many at risk children now are being helped by the police pursuit of ancient celebrities for crimes allegedly committed 40 years ago?

The 'powers that be' need the population to be living in fear.  The case of Madeleine has been ruthlessly exploited to exacerbate the terror of child predators in our midst.  We are given inflated figures of the number of children going missing, enough to fill several schools each year, but without the follow up that the majority are found very quickly and in 'innocent' circumstances. The pretty, innocent little Madeleine could have been any of our kids - at that stage when they are cute, vulnerable and in most need of our protection.  And she was stolen from her bed!  Not from dysfunctional, drink and drug addled parents who put her at risk, but from respectable, responsible doctors!  If it could happen to people like Kate and Gerry, it could happen to anyone.  That message alone is worth its weight in gold.

If I hate Kate and Gerry, and it's hard not to, I hate the fact that they have robbed so many kids of the joys of 'playing out'.  So many parents think that their children are not safe anywhere, they dare not let them out of their sight.  This generation are being raised within the safe confines of their own homes and approved leisure activities, or chaperoned everywhere by a responsible adult.  They will never know the freedom of becoming besties with a random kid in the park just because you share a love of hanging upside down on the climbing frame.  This fear of predators has imprisoned our kids, far too many are being raised to be timid, fearful and fat!  They don't grow up streetwise, because they have never been out on the streets.  They are being led by the hand past that essential development milestone by over protective parents covering their eyes.  The best protection we can give our children is to educate them!  Beginning with Part I, Common Sense. 

For the first time in history EVERYONE has access to information.  It is unprecedented and the speed with which it has arrived has made it uncontrollable for anyone.  It is, as Grace Dent pointed out 'lawless'. Gone are the days when awkward problems could disappear with a dodgy handshake and a gentleman's agreement.  All those ancient libel and slander laws might just as well be moved to the mediaeval section of the Natural History Museum for all the relevance they have now.

This is an iconic moment in history and it's nothing to fear! Imagine explaining it to your mums, dads and grandparents?  And to those of us who remember manual typewriters! lol.   It is a new renaissance, a move from the dark  to the light ages.  The WWW is bringing about the biggest shake up and threat to the 'Establishment' and the Ruling Classes, that the world has ever seen.  Society works by keeping everyone in their place and social media is a leveller, literally anyone can shout their case in 140 characters, and it can be read by the highest and the lowest in the land.  People like 'lawless internet' (sic) Grace Dent want to keep it for the elite, and those who agree to play nicely. Jim Gamble wants trolls (how do you define troll?) in the dock in front of a Magistrate.  The McCanns want the press gagged and financial compensation for every time they are dissed. 

It is the duty of all of us to hang onto this freedom for as long as we can.  Happily, the social media moguls are humanitarians and philanthropists, and there are too many hackers who can stay one step ahead.  The authorities would like to make them Public Enemy No. 1, but happily it has never worked.  'Do Not Share' is almost a guaranteed 1000 retweets. 

The internet has given the General Public access to information.  Something we have never seen before, there is no empiric evidence for what happens when the dialectic shifts so dramatically.  The Madeleine case demonstrated that news could not be contained by borders and censorship.  The public have seen for themselves, via our kind friends in Portugal, that the details they were reading in the British newspapers did not correspondent with the details available in Portugal.  The Madeleine case, more than any, may have boosted the sales of tabloids but they have shown the general public that their newspapers lie to them and it will be a major contributor in their eventual extinction.  We can now read what we want, where we want.

The balance of power has shifted.  As the riots in the Middle East and indeed here in the UK demonstrated, mobs can be gathered in an instant.  And with today's Brexit result, we are likely to see many more.  Who remembers the poll tax? 

The internet has changed everything.  Imagine for a moment if a ruling government or indeed a sinister Doctor Evil, had access to a database of the entire population's private and confidential details?  Finances, health and criminal records, even private exchanges of messages, texts, emails between family and friends? Think of the potential for corruption and the potential for blackmail.  Effectively, anyone considered subversive (and who is to judge what is subversive?) could be arrested on any trumped up charge.  Receiving a picture of grandchildren on the beach for example, could be construed as 'exchanging child porn'.  (yuck, yuck, yuck, I know, but that's where we could be heading).  

Jim Gamble as we know wants a task force to police the internet. Ostensibly to track down paedophiles, but depending on the powers he might be given, he could pry into anyone's internet history. He just has to convince us there is a need for it.  Happily the huge social media moguls of Facebook, Twitter, Google etc, told him to sling his hook, but his campaign continues.  Mr. Gamble remains a leading light in the politics of those who want to police (censor) the internet, people  They rely on the argument that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, but it doesn't matter if you have anything to hide or not, you and future generations should have the right to the freedom of privacy. 

The public emotion that is aroused by the tragic story of Madeleine has been exploited by, well, almost everyone.  The innocence stolen is a reminder of the mythical dangers that exist all around us and our 'need' for government protection.  When police agencies pitch for higher funding, they have to produce evidence that a threat exists.  That's what happens when you run a public service under capitalist guidelines.  The more popular the cause the more money ploughed into it.  As Kate said at the beginning, she had no idea of how vast the problem of child abduction was, and she has been trying to convince the rest of us ever since.  The US missing children's Centre is a multi-million dollar corporation, and the 'Madeleine Fund' could have been too, if it hadn't been for that darn detective. 

The world's response to Madeleine's disappearance was a phenomenon we have never seen before.  Millions had access to instant paypal buttons, collection buckets and the assistance of major Banks to express their outrage with cash donations.  The Madeleine's Fund became the fastest growing money spinner the world had ever seen because all those who knew how to exploit a major disaster were first on the scene.  It became a phenomenon via the internet, but the internet has eaten it up.  Where they succeeded in the legal claims against the tabloids, they had no chance against the World Wide Web, thinking they did is perhaps another example of the megalomania that lies at the root of this case

The case of missing Madeleine McCann, more than any other, has given substance to those who claim the internet and Freedom of information is a dangerous thing.  Firstly, by bending over backwards to persuade us that internet was somehow involved this 3 year old's disappearance.  The computers of Robert Murat, and who knows how many others, were seized within days.  Finding a group of weirdos exchanging pictures would have been a major coup for an organisation such as CEOP.  Despite the fact there has never been any evidence of an internet connection or a paedophile ring in PDL in 9 years, the rumours still persist, and bizarrely, they are mostly promoted by the antis! 

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.  I'm still too traumatised to comment on yesterday's Brexit result, and ashamed to be British.  In WWI, my great, great grandmother from Dundee, had 6 sons on the Western Front, only two of them came home, for the others, she got plaques.  Dundee lost an entire generation of young men.  Men who fought for freedom alongside their European friends and allies.  Now we are the little Englanders who took our ball back so we could play on our own, not having to share with anyone else.    



 

 



LAZZERI LIES

Anyone in any doubt that the Sun, more particularly Antonella Lazzeri lie to us about the Madeleine abduction story need only read her latest 'PDL is full of paedos' article and the truth of the story from the actual pub landlord Robert Mark Hurst as above.

Someone it seems, is pretty desperate to link Madeleine's disappearance to Clement Freud and Robert Murat.  The idea that the 82 year old Clement was some kind of child catcher who employed minions to keep an eye out for unguarded children takes absurdity to the extreme, but nonetheless, the barrel scrapers are going to squeeze it for all it's worth.  Once again, it takes the focus off the Mr and Mrs.  If only they had known what was going on - they would have gone to Butlins. 

This latest revelation of a high profile paedophile with a villa close to the McCanns' holiday apartment is a pathetic straw to be clutching at, but it's pretty much all they have got.  It could also buy them time, as in 'has the Freud connection been fully investigated by Operation Grange?' Or, 'they are blaming us because they covering up something bigger'. It's win win for K&G.

Unfortunately, due to so much nonsense being written about this case, many of those who are genuinely searching for the truth are being misled by those with preconceived ideas. 

The chances of an active paedophile ring operating in the PDL area in May 2007 are even less likely than Madeleine being stolen from her bed when her parents just happened to be out.  The idea that the adults in the group who 'were so into each other' were sexually interested in their own toddlers is not only completely unheard of, it is disgusting.  These are parents who got others to look after their children at every opportunity. 

As for the 'swinging', that is laugh out loud stupid!   I have led a far from sheltered life, and never in my entire existence have I been to an orgy or encountered swingers.  Ok, there was one party that got a bit hot and heavy, but when we sobered up, we all vowed never to speak of it again.  The idea of going to an organised event with all your kids and mother-in-law in tow, is, once again, ludicrous. 

Those screaming for the blood of stranger child predators are being wildly misled.  The threat to children comes from within their own home and from people who know them.  Education is the answer.  Young parents need to know what to look out for and how to teach their children to stay safe.  The danger doesn't come from a pervert in an internet café in South East Asia, the danger is always much closer to home. 

Lets imagine for one moment that a paedophile ring exists that runs from PDL and Robert Murat, right up through the heart of the British Establishment.  We must assume that there is a large group of people with a shared interest in sex with children who keep in touch with each other regularly, sharing images, videos, etc, without a care in the world that their lives would be ruined beyond repair, if their bizarre tastes became known.  Seriously? 

And where are they are getting kids to abuse from?  The rich pickings of the old Church run childrens' homes have long since been shut down.  Abusers need vulnerable kids, kids who have no-one to defend them, and kids who will not be believed.  'Normal' kids have the protection of their parents.  And, thank all the Gods there may be, kids are not being abducted from their homes or stolen off the streets.  Stranger abduction is as rare as it ever was. 

If we believe all the theories, the sleepy little Algarve village of PDL was a haven for paedophiles, wandering gangs of burglars and groups of sexually enthusiastic tourists who bring their families along to swinging events.  Anything other than accept Kate was a mother who couldn't cope, married to man who preferred tennis to spending time with her and the kids, and a confined holiday where something was bound give.

For whatever reason, people prefer to believe in an abduction or some form of child abuse rather than the simple fact that a group of selfish, narcissistic doctors left their babies and young toddlers on their own and one had an accident.  It's much too simple. 

THE MCCANNS, THE FREUDS AND THE CONSPIRALOONS

Kate and Gerry are horrified that Clement Freud has been unveiled as a paedophile, and they have raced to the front of the angry mob with a big bag of mixed rocks. Instantly forgotten is the wonderful kind man, as described in Kate's book, who befriended them in PDL, as they salivate at the thought, that finally, there is new Suspect to blame for Madeleine's disappearance.  So he was a friend, so what? For the ruthless, callous Jail dodgers he is the patsy they have been praying for.

Before Bennett and Hall go rustling up another 20 hour sermon, lets get things into perspective.  I do not dispute Clement Freud was a paedophile, in fact I would go so far as to say he was a 'classic' paedophile.  That is, he abused children he had access to within his own home.  That is what the majority of paedophiles do.  They don't hide behind the bushes, in seedy bedsits or opulent mansions by the sea stealing the toddlers of holidaymakers who are reckless enough to go out and leave them on their own.

 There is no evidence to suggest that Clement, or Cliff, or any of the wealthy inhabitants of the Algarve ran a 'Marc Dutroux' style paedophile ring. When an evil paedophile gang are active, children disappear or are found dead.  As far as I am aware, there has never been any need for a state of emergency to be called in the PDL area.  If there is a practicing paedophile gang in the Algarve, then the police forces in Portugal and the UK are being criminally negligent in 1. Not informing the public and 2. Taking all the time in the world to bring it to an end. 

Let's keep it real.  At the time of Madeleine's disappearance Clement Freud was 83 years old, he was in England and I think we all agree, he looked nothing like Smithman.  And seriously, why would he burgle holiday apartments, or be part of gang who burgled holiday apartments?  That's if they are sticking with the burglar story, but I sense a change of tack coming. Kate and Gerry don't care who is accused as long as its' not them.  A paedophile gang suited them on the first night, and it will suit them now. And this is where the twain shall meet, the McCanns will be singing in harmony with the conspiraloons. 

I haven't looked at CMoMM or indeed Textusa's, but suddenly all their suspicions of deviant sex, paedophile gangs and swinging parties are finding legs. Bennett is probably checking Freud's flights to and from the UK and making up reasons for any 'changes in plans' or 'sudden' departures. I expect they are in a frenzy of 'what ifs' and 'Oooh errs', as they join all the dots (via Anne Summers) and get lost again.    

I'll leave them to it, lol.  Of course, as a great friend of Gordon Brown's,  Clement making contact with the McCanns should raise questions and eyebrows, but it isn't evidence of anything other than the bizarre and creepy way in which the establishment sucked up to Kate and Gerry and their Pear's winner Missing Poster Child, Madeleine.  As the friendships did not continue (we want an interview with the PM, but all we are offered is low level consuls*), we can assume the McCanns had served their purpose, and the VIPs just moved on. No-one is closing ranks to protect them now.  They have been thrown a bone with the Clement Freud story, it's a great distraction and it feeds the McCannmade myth that PDL is awash with perverts and predators, but it won't go the distance.  That's the problem with myths, todays audiences want tangible proof - and in 9 years there isn't any.  No predators on the Algarve and no abductor.     

As with much Kate and Gerry do, I find their reaction to the Clement Freud news distasteful. The speed with which they were 'horrified' was undignified.  Note the lack of comments from other notable figures - it's called class. Most people think closely and carefully, before publically turning on their friends.  Especially when they only have a limited amount of information.   

Still it amuses me to think of Clarence's predicament at this moment.  How can he serve two Masters?  The family of Clement Freud must be sickened by the wild accusations that are already emerging and sickened too, that the couple they had been so kind to have said nothing to stem the rumours.  From a professional (and economic) perspective, he would do better to side with the Freuds (you would have to nuts to go up against them) than with the sinking Team McCann. 

I guess what we are seeing is Karma in action.  All those who rushed to befriend Kate and Gerry are tumbling at an alarming rate and if people like Gordon Brown's best mate are being exposed, there must be many among the living who are trembling. 







*Clarence Mitchell, Vanity

DIG TWO GRAVES

I think when Gerry and Kate look back on where it all went wrong, they may well find that it was their obsessive hatred of Goncalo Amaral that sealed their fate.  It was not enough for them that Goncalo was forced to give up his long and successful career, Kate wanted him to feel misery and fear. 

So, why didn't Goncalo turn the other cheek?  There is difference between proactively seeking revenge and defending your reputation.  Goncalo Amaral defended himself against the smears and allegations by presenting his side of the story in a factual, well written book.  Those following the abduction story were presented with 'both' sides, and could form whatever opinions they wanted.  However, in the twilight hate filled world of Team McCann,  they demand that only their version of Madeleine's disappearance should be in the public domain, any other must be silenced with calls for imprisonment for those who do not comply.  Not believing the McCanns is officially abusive. 

For the McCanns and their maniacal followers, Goncalo is the Leader of the antis.  All rubbish of course, he keeps a sane arm's length between himself and the likes of Bennett et all.  Nevertheless, his evil, malevolent nature seeps through all those who support him they claim, we must be twisted, mentally unstable and degenerate lowlives because we fail to see what they see. 

What they spectacularly fail to see is the many ways in which they are projecting their own very scary inner turmoil.  The hatred and pichforking comes from them, in fact one of their claims to fame may be the addition of the word 'hater' to the internet lexicon.  They started it!

Whilst the anti side may have more than its' fair share of obsessive stalkers and weirdos, the majority are rational, lucid, ordinary people who simply won't accept the old baloney they are being sold.  Even if the Brenda Leyland publicity stunt had been successful, and several of us were now imprisoned, it still wouldn't convince the public that the McCanns were genuine.  In fact, the result would have been the opposite, there would have been a collective cry of 'WTF!'

That's the problem with maniacal hatred, it causes the loss of all reason and common sense.  How many of us know people who are eaten alive by the problems they are having with their neighbours, their work colleagues, basically whoever they currently blame for the misery that is their lives.  It's not an endearing trait, and any friends left will be near the end of their patience.

I actually went through 5 years of litigation when I took the Catholic Church to Court for the abuse I suffered in their care.  I was determined to confront those who had so badly abused the power they had over the vulnerable children in their care.  But I was wrong.  Five years with a court case hanging over your head is an experience I would not wish on my worst enemy.  It is not a life, it is a living hell, it takes over your every waking moment and pushes you to the edge of insanity.  I was right, dead right, as I sped along, but it was killing me just as if I were wrong. 

Kate and Gerry have had years of libel, all instigated and driven by them, and all of which must be costing them an arm and a leg. They, and indeed everyone around them is waiting for it to be all over, so they can begin living their lives.  They are of course still waiting.  Still paying lawyers, still using their leisure time to plan ways in which to destroy their arch nemesis and still convinced that a 'win' will make them happy.  'What's for dinner mum?' 'Do it yourself sweetcheeks, I've just found evidence Goncalo was caught having a fag behind the bike sheds aged 14.  Got him!'.   

And so it goes on.  The whole point of the McCanns' libel actions against Goncalo Amaral, have long since been forgotten.  If it was to prevent the truth of the Portuguese investigation from getting into the public domain, then that ship has long since sailed.  With the release of the PJ files and video evidence of the EVRD dogs splashed all over the internet, the only one not allowed to discuss the case was the detective who investigated it!  All the facts and details revealed in Goncalo's book have since been published in hundreds of different publications and by hundreds of individuals.  The details of the Portuguese investigation have spread too wide and too far for them ever to be contained again. 
There is nothing left now, but a matter of principle.  Or a matter of spite.  The chances of Kate and Gerry destroying Goncalo and having all their money troubles resolved by a win in the Supreme Court, are remote to nil.  Such is karma, all the hatred they have espoused against Goncalo this past 9 years, has doubled back onto themselves. No-one understands their obsessive hatred of Goncalo, and fewer still want to be part of it.  It has nothing to do with finding Madeleine and it has done nothing to clear their names. 

For most people, police the world over especially, the idea of two former suspects suing the detective who investigated them, is abhorrent.  How can police officers operate if their private homes and future earnings are at risk?  Mr and Mrs McCann seem unaware that true crime is a popular and growing genre especially in high profile cases.  If the ECHR deny Goncalo's right to have an opinion, then the same must apply to every police officer and detective throughout Europe. Criminals will be allowed to say whatever they wish about them, but they will be denied the right to reply. 

Gerry and Kate may be qualified doctors and wooden actors, but they are not very bright if they are allowing their lawyers and advisors to persuade them they can win.  I suspect however, that the will to win, comes not from their advisors, but from their own bloody minds.  Their need to destroy Goncalo overrides every other area of their lives, they are prepared to sacrifice everything, rather than admit defeat. 

If I were among their allies, I would be making arrangements to bail. The hatred that drives Gerry and Kate goes beyond reason and common sense.  They have allowed it to dominate their lives and the lives of all those around them for way too long and scarily they will never stop. 

WAS BRENDA LEYLAND'S DEATH REALLY SUICIDE?

UPDATE 03:06.16  

Can the anonymous author of the below posts, please please contact me at Rosalindhutton@aol,com. I promise absolute discretion and anonymity.  I had intended to devote a blog to them, but my embarrassing technical skills led me to put the matter aside.  Thankfully, the astute Teddy picked up on them, so apologies from me and many thanks to Teddy. 

Meanwhile:  highly recommended reading: 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/read-the-deleted-tweets-brenda-leyland-sent-the-mccanns?utm_term=.pn58YRZPkY#.qdkJymwYAy


UPDATE 01.06.16

WARNING:  Do not read if you are of a sensitive disposition or Hinge and Brackett.

There are dire warnings on the pass the smelling salts site of JATKY2.  Apparently the text below is VERY DANGEROUS INDEED and the police have been informed!  I am inciting readers to risk their lives apparently. It is presumed that readers of my blog are incapable of understanding that the scientific experiment described is very dangerous and was carried out by 'scientific individuals' in 'scientific circumstances'.  It is academic research and I hope it will be of great value to one of those 'good cops' or 'good investigative journalists', so the truth can be discovered and Brenda's good name cleared. 

To those reaching for the Valium or stretched out on the chaise longue, please learn to censor only yourselves, you will be a lot happier, trust me.  Meanwhile just because you can't handle 'icky' topics, doesn't mean you can rule them off limits for others.  We are discussing the suspicious death of a child and the suspicious death of an innocent woman.  And bear in mind, if the naming and shaming of Brenda Leyland had been a success, all the rest of us, were next!

Whilst I appreciate they are sensitive souls, and in constant need of supervision on JATKY2, the rest of us are rarely, if ever, sent into a frenzy by something we read.   We don't need or want Parental Guidance.  Just as the maker of a popular song or film is not responsible for that one 60 million who goes on to commit suicide or a killing rampage after listening to their music or watching their film.  A 'moment of madness' is usually an accumulation of a lifetime of anger and resentment and there is no way of predicting what can trigger it.  It can be anything from The Evil Dead to Catcher in the Rye to Jane Austen (or is that just me?).  The idea of protecting the public by censoring texts and art is ridiculous. 

I am not inciting anyone to try out the experiment, I am merely publishing the result of an experiment that has been undertaken by a responsible contributor to my blog.  Nowhere am I, or the author, encouraging anyone to try this themselves.  And given the amount of hassle involved and the equipment needed, not to mention the expense, who the heck would want to? Again, another red flag, would a woman of 63 really go to all that trouble?  I know I, and many women of my generation avoid technology like the plague.

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Hi Ros. Before I commence I would just like to state that I did not know Mrs Leyland and never entered into any conversation with her on social media or elsewhere. In recent months I have been researching the inquests of Mrs Leyland. I have studied the findings of the inquest and I have questions to ask. Here’s a brief summary.

First the toxicology report. All drugs/meds were at therapeutic level except citalopram, I note one of the other drugs being amitryptyline, citalopram and amitryptyline are from the same category (anti depressants),(therapeutic duplication).Amitryptyline is a 1st gen anti depressant while citalopram is a SSRI.SSRI's are much safer in overdose than 1st gens. Why would one not opt for the more potent amitryptyline if taking an overdose?I would have expected the coroner(who is a qualified nurse) to ask the doctor if Mrs Leyland was prescribed both of these drugs. Although not unheard of it is rare that these 2 drugs be prescribed together. These 2 drugs taken together can cause serotonin syndrome/coma/death.(Drugs.com gives a major warning to both consumer and professional re the interaction). Next the iPad. "The iPad was open on the bed, Sarg T tapped/touched the screen, it came on, and the website mirrored the scene". From iPad user manual, “After 2 minutes non use the iPad falls into lock mode”. Thereafter you will need to do more than tap the screen to get it back on? Which model iPad was this? A/one of the many versions or B/one which has not been invented yet. Staying with the iPad>>"The website mirrored the scene”. I have looked at many of the self-deliverance/ euthanasia sites and I fail to see the scene,>>A lady lay on her back on a bed and cradling a gas cylinder. Instead I note the general instruction is to sit upright in a chair/on a sofa with the cylinder away from you. The inquest does not mention any exit bag/hood or other paraphernalia.
A look into the helium. The common party balloon helium cylinders (bright pinky/red ones)(colour was not mentioned at inquest) come in sizes of 0.25 cubic metres and 0.41 cubic mtrs. In court these cylinders were described as this big (holding hands apart) 10 or 12 inches tall, this would give me the idea that they were the smaller 0.25 cubic mtrs, (the larger are 17 inches tall with a 38 inch circumference).The question is this>>Is there enough gas in the 0.25 cubic mtrs to kill? Answer, yes there is, but this depends on method used. If one was inhaling this gas direct from the nozzle of a high pressure cylinder there is a high risk of suffering Barotrauma, no mention of this at inquest. I am sure you will agree that if you are breathing out you are not breathing in, it takes just as long to exhale as it does to inhale so without using exit bag method half the gas is escaping into thin air. It is recommended the gas flow should be 15ltrs per minute,(did Mrs Leyland have a gas flow reg fitted to measure the prescribed flow?),it is said that after 12 seconds of inhaling helium you will pass out, it then takes a further 12 to 13 minutes to kill. Let’s do the math:

1. 0.25 cubic mtrs = 250ltrs.250 ltr cyl at 15 ltrs per min= 16.66 mins running time,without exit bag half is escaping,you are left with 8.33 mins running time. 8.33 mins is not the required 12 to 13 mins. While researching I looked among the euthanasia/self-deliverance forums and found some interesting reading. A number of people on these forums who are seeking self-deliverance were saying that they had tried the helium method with exit bag and all the set up and failed. One such person said they had tried this more than 6 times and failed each time having woken up with bad taste on tongue and fingers and toes tingling. Another stated that they had connected three of these cylinders together and was unsuccessful. What was going wrong? From what I can gather since at least 2013 the common party balloon helium has been being contaminated with upto 20% O2 for the following reasons:- 1/ Abundance issues.
2/ To reduce the risk of harm to those who wish to talk like Donald Duck. I noticed on these forums that because of the unreliability of the helium that some were recommending the use of nitrogen (same effect) but it's not as readily available as helium (Argos, party shops don't sell it). One would most likely have to visit a stockist. I did a little research on a few of the selling sites and looked at customer reviews, here are a few:- 1/ "Was supposed to inflate 50 balloons but mine only did 25".<<(could be the balloons were bigger than 9"). 2/ "Won't be buying anymore of this, it only filled 1 balloon".<<(sounds like under filled or leaking cylinder). 3/ "It filled all my 15 balloons but they didn't seem to float for very long".<<(maybe due to the 02 content). Looking at these reviews it seems like hit and miss. There is much more to my research and testing of the helium and I would like to return and explain in more detail in the near future. Now on to the pathology report. The main issue being that the pathologist said that there is 'no test' for helium in UK ?? Do you think if someone of notability from UK was found in these circumstances there would be no test? If lesser developed countries know how to carry out this test then so does UK.>>At autopsy remove lung and place in bucket of water, tip bucket upside down into another bucket, gas will escape from lung and will form in bubbles on sides of bucket, take sample using syringe. To Test>>chemical toxicological analysis using gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. I found the details of this test described in a Romanian medical journal. If they know how so does UK.
It was interesting to note that no physical evidence was produced in court
to support cause 1b.
I will leave it at that for now. IMO something is not right, this inquest
needs looking into.
Continued...

Hi Ros.
You will recall that in my previous comment I said that I would like to return and
give you more information on my research into the helium and the testing of it
so here goes.

After reading the self-deliverance sites and customer reviews of certain outlets I
decided to purchase 2 helium cylinders and put them to the test, I had to
employ the help of a very good friend of mine. Here’s what we did.
Firstly we got the map out and drew a 10 miles radius of Mrs Leyland's former
abode, we wrote the numbers 1 to 12 on the circle (as if a clock face). We
established 12 shops/outlets that sold helium evenly spread around the 'clock’,
the numbers 1 to 12 were put in a 'hat' and one was drawn at random, it was
number 8. We went our separate ways and visited each shop, I visited numbers
7 to 12 and my friend visited 1 to 6.Some shops stocked both sizes 0.25 cu mtr
and 0.41 cu mtr and some only stocked one or the other. In each shop we asked
if it was possible to have a look at one of the cylinders and all obliged. The
reason for this was to establish the colour of the cylinders and at all 12 shops
they were the 'bright pinky/red ones'. I purchased a 0.41 cu mtr cylinder from
shop number 8,(they didn't have the 0.25 cu mtr in stock).
Now for my second purchase.

During my research I came across a well known gas stockist who sold helium
and I inquired to them as to the purity of it, I was informed that it was 100%
helium. I purchased one of these online and it was delivered to me 2 days later.
This cylinder has its own registered name, it’s called the 'GENIE' and is blue in
colour, it has a digital gauge attached to it so you know how much is being used and a built in alarm to indicate when the gas is about to run out, wheels and a handle can be added for portability. It contains 45% more gas than the equivalent standard steel one. Cylinder number '8' is recyclable and the 'GENIE' is returnable. Next I made an appointment at a lab in Yorkshire to have both the cylinders I'd purchased analysed. I took both the cylinders there on the arranged date and was told to return one day later for the results,(a fee was paid for this service). The results. The GENIE was filled to stated capacity and had a content of 99.98% helium. The cylinder from shop no 8 was filled to stated capacity and had a content of 85.77% helium and 14.23% 02 (oxygen). Back home I inflated 2 x 9" latex balloons, one from each cylinder and allowed them to float to the ceiling, I used a sizing template to ensure both balloons were equal in size. The purpose of this exercise was to see how long it was before they started to drop. The 2 balloons were put in my spare bedroom where they remained for 2 weeks, I didn't check them again until the 2 weeks had lapsed. After this time period I rechecked and the balloon which was inflated from the GENIE was still touching the ceiling, the one from cylinder 8 had dropped about 4 inches and reduced in size slightly. At this stage both balloons were popped and disposed of. No further tests/experiments were carried out with the GENIE.A Further test was carried out with cylinder number 8 but before I get onto that I want to explain how these cylinders operate. They have 2 valves, TAP and TILT. The TAP is the main valve which you turn on then you press down on the TILT valve to release the gas. Now with the tap turned on I pressed down slightly on the tilt valve and gas was slowly released but a slight touch further and I got an
absolute blast,(not much control),had I had the valve pointing in my mouth at
this time I would most likely have done serious damage to my lungs
(BAROTRAUMA). The TILT valve/balloon inflator can be removed but I needed
the help of a spanner to slacken the nylon hex nut, I unscrewed it the rest of the
way by hand.
*cont*

**So the scenario is that I'm lay on a bed cradling the cylinder, TAP open, I’m
pressing down on the TILT valve and inhaling the contents and after about 12
seconds I lose consciousness and due to losing consciousness I also lose bodily
function and due to losing bodily function I'm no longer able to press down on
the TILT valve so the flow of gas ceases. In my opinion the only way to ensure
uninterrupted flow of gas without having to touch the TILT valve is to remove it
or jam it open in some way.**

Even if one was using the exit bag/hood method it is essential to get the gas
flow rate right, too much pressure would result in the exit bag/hood blowing off
one’s head. Based on my research and testing it is my opinion that suicide by
helium is not an easy method.

The final experiment we carried out was as follows and I want to stress that
NOBODY should do this EVER,I was willing to take the risk,(that risk was partially
based on 1 and 2 below). I am physically fit, I don't drink alcohol, smoke or take
drugs. The test was carried out in a room in my home with the assistance of my
friend. The room size is 9ft w x 10ft l x 8ft h with one door (78"x30") and one
window (5ftx5ft) both door and window were shut (there is no air conditioning).
The TILT valve was removed from cylinder number eight and a flow regulator
was fitted and set at 15 ltrs per min. Although the cylinder I was using was the
larger one which is capable of some 27 minutes running time this test was
carried out for approx. 16.66 minutes as if it was the smaller 0.25 cubic mtr
cylinder. We set a webcam up in the room pointing to the upper half of the bed,
I lay on the bed cradling cylinder, the opening of the gas flow reg was about 7 or
8 inches from my face. The situation was that every 5 seconds I was to raise my left hand to the camera to signal that I was conscious, my friend was outside the bedroom door watching on a monitor, should I fail to raise my hand my friend would intervene. This experiment was completed and I felt no ill effects at all, I did wonder if I would feel some delayed symptoms the day after but again nothing. I will say that the only thing I did feel was a little aching of my left hand but I think this was due to the continual 5 second signalling to the camera, it was a long 16 minutes. I was a little edgy at the outset but knew that my friend was at the other side of the door and should I have failed the hand signal he would have terminated the test immediately. Again DO NOT TRY THIS!!!! I am aware that some would be of the opinion that the test we carried out could have proved dangerous. My lifelong friend who assisted me is from a medical background, means of resuscitation were in place. 1)The first thing the helium wants to do when released from the cylinder is to rise rapidly into the atmosphere, it is much lighter than air, sound travels through helium 3 times faster than it does through air. 2) In my opinion this method of self-deliverance without the use of exit bag/hood is a nonstarter, the added 02 rather defeats the object. Given my research into the inquest of Mrs Leyland and the tests/experiments I carried out and the possibility of the added o2 (in the case of Mrs Leyland) I am not convinced of (cause 1b). Sorry to repeat myself here but NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE was produced in court (no photo, no description of colour) and NO TEST for helium was carried out at autopsy. An inquest is there to provide answers, this inquest raised more questions than it ever gave answers. IMO had the coroner called on a jury, given the lack of evidence to support cause 1b, they would have returned a verdict of 'open'.
My research doesn't stop here. Both my friend and I have holidays coming up,
when we return we are going to see if it is possible to fill some of the blanks
from when we saw the doorstepping of Mrs Leyland to her being found
deceased at the Marriot. Should we have any success I will return and share
with you and your readers.
I wish Mrs Leyland eternal peace.
Thank you Ros.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12399/abstract

LET'S NOT GIVE OUR LAST £750k to GONCALO

Times must be very tough indeed for Gerry and Kate if they have owned up to using Madeleine's Fund for their legal battles with Goncalo Amaral.  It flies in the face of everything they have said and everything they have promised.  Complete transparency they said, every penny raised would be used to find Madeleine.  In years gone by, if anyone had said (out loud) that they were using their daughter's search fund to silence sue people, they would have been sued! 

They also told us they had rich benefactors paying for their legal fees and PR. Where are they now?  Unfortunately for them, the super rich have more sense than to fund Vexatious Litigants.  Of all the addictions, libel addicts probably top cocaine and gambling as the most costly.  VLs will not stop until they have lost every last penny, and other people's pennies too. 

I am not quite sure what the spin message is in this latest McCann press release.  Is it that they are having to use the last £750k in Madeleine's Fund on legal fees because of that horrible Goncalo Amaral?  Unbelievably, Kate and Gerry continue to see other people as responsible for their ongoing misery. They refuse to accept responsibility for any of their decisions or choices, if anything goes wrong, it is always someone else's fault.  It is as though they have never been to taught to accept personal responsibility.

They chose to pursue Goncalo Amaral, it was never the other way round.  They wanted his book banned and they wanted his home and all his assets.  They are driven by a personal hatred of him that has long since crossed the sanity line, it has eaten them alive for the past 9 years.  In the summer of 2007, it was all going so well, Kate and Gerry were the photogenic victims of a sensational crime and the celebrity lifestyle was calling.  In their minds, it is Goncalo's fault, that it all went so horribly wrong. 

Of course, any policeman or detective the world over could have been handed that poisoned chalice and the evidence would have led to exactly the same place.  Kate and Gerry needed a visible enemy, the abductor was never going to be found.  Unfortunately for Kate and Gerry, their hate campaign against Goncalo Amaral has never taken off, and that's despite all the assistance they have had from the British media.  Anyone who picks up The Truth of the Lie can see in an instant, that Goncalo is a gentleman, a scholar and a dedicated detective.     
  
But back to that latest story.  It is always fascinating trying to figure out all the scheming and machinations that go on in the heads of Clarence and Gerry. It is of course presented as a further instalment of the sufferings of Gerry and Kate and the injustices they have to put up with, but along with the whiff of burning martyr, it also has an air of resignation about it.  There are no appeals for cash, no appeals for Madeleine, and sadly for them, no passion.  If they themselves can't be arsed to express their outrage at the last appeal or seek support for what they believe to be a just cause, then why should anyone else?  They are going to have to state their case in the Appeal they have just lodged, so why not present their argument and rally support now?  

I think they have accepted that they cannot win in the Supreme Court, or even in the ECHR.  If they were serious about fighting the next Civil trial, Gerry would have his whiteboard out. They barely had the stomach for the last round of trials, and it was obvious they were scraping the barrel for witnesses. 

At the moment they owe shedloads, the legal costs accumulated over the past 4 years, of not only themselves, but of Goncalo Amaral and the two other Defendants.  Even at a very conservative estimate, they must come to over £1m.  Lodging an appeal puts off their need to pay all those costs at this present time.  They are not even pretending that they want to win, or that they deserve to win - I think it is a delaying tactic.   I think it may also be an acceptance that other events may overtake their civil actions with GA, perhaps they want to screw him one last time, by getting arrested and having all THEIR assets seized!