According to several reports to Wilt Mrs C has also been busy, talking to the BBC, ITN News and the Mirror Group about her woes. A certain Salop person reported a visit on their website from ITN and the Mirror Group – not by any means by accident. He also reports certain persons in Oxon had similar visits to their website (BBC/ITN) – the person in Salop is disappointed he had no visit from the BBC!

By some very strange coincidence Regulator Watch has had visits from all three! Excellent, we love it. Bring it on.

What fucking story is she now promulgating, apart from “I am a victim” and “people are out to get me”? No doubt she claims she is “misunderstood, misrepresented and people keep saying things about me. I am a solicitor you know”, as she frequently and (FRAUDUENTLY) claims. We like the word “fraud” as it is so synonymous with Mrs C.

Munchausen Syndrome is a serious condition – it means you staying up all night and spending all day on tasks associated with promoting victim status for the sufferer. Never mind fostering, children, family, doing work  or generally having a normal life – in this case Mrs Fax is faxing, emailing, surfing the net, phoning anyone who is willing to hear from her – not many anymore.

She is a spent cause; she is a “dead parrot” in another scenario and a very, very sad case. Very sad indeed, and very desperate! Her health and that of her family, those she is meant to care for her so called career will be suffering, and if she persists will suffer even more as she and her pet (no longer) MP fail consistently to get even a fingernail hold on her desperate, stale and fraudulent claims.

Bully Girl Mrs C is fast becoming a total non-entity. She digging deeper down that dark hole and a hollow voice cries out – “hello!” Sadly no one listens, no one wants to hear her FALSE cries of despair and victimisation. The truth is that all those agencies, press, local authorities, the Milk Marketing Board and quango have now for a long time “sorted” Mrs C into the category of a “minor irritation.”

It is not nice being in a dark hole – it is damp, dark and rather restricted. Putting yourself in that dark hole is just plain stupid. Some people however just cannot help it.

Dit………dit……….dit…….dot….dot……..dot etc., etc there is more news coming in – oooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr Mrs C. Did she really do that!? Gawd forbid, Gawd help her.

Wilt

So it seems BASW members are sensible: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/28/114391/BASW-members-vote-in-favour-of-UK-college-of-social.htm

Now what will Hilton Dawson do? What a TWAT!

Wilt

Oh dear, Mrs Shoesmith! And I do mean oh dear because it will be a blow to her and Wilt had hoped (and predicted) she would win this case. Obviously Wilt was wrong, but only technically. Technically the judgement was on a narrow and limited aspect of the case in accordance with the limited scope of the Court to judge.

It is quite clear the Judge was troubled and indicated that the Employment Tribunal would have a much wider brief – and he has indicated where, had he been able, the Tribunal could rightly question Haringey, Ofsted and Ed Ferkin Balls. All the main broadsheets (Guardian, Times & telegraph) reported on the matter as did community care, and in their latest post on the matter summarise where things are left:  http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/27/114382/implications-of-verdict-for-ed-balls-haringey-shoesmith.htm

One correspondent (to Regulator Watch) has also highlighted this article: http://www.clearlyhenderson.co.uk/uncategorized/sharon-shoesmith/

Meanwhile, Brick who has also been away on a break, has posted on Wall this article: http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/shoesmith-ofsted-and-the-obligation-of-candour/

One thing I think all are certain about, this is not a closed case. And in a further article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/27/114367/ofsted-faces-legal-probe-over-shoesmith-case.htm Ofsted aint free of yet further criticism, nor Ed Balls.

Meanwhile, on an unrelated matter Ed Ferkin Balls http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/balls-phone/ would rather risk the life of his kids, himself/wife and others by using his phone in the car – utter fucking Dork.

Wilt

And the Wilt is back, again. Sailing back to Scilly and then mainland Europe was exhausting and a few days respite was needed upon return to the UK. We are also postponing picking up the boat for a couple of weeks. All this exercise is too much!

Obviously there have been lots going on – Shoesmith, BASW, the election and of course our nemesis Mrs C – our man in Salop has kept us up to date.

The Salty Dog now needs a good holiday, so the Wilt’s are off to North Wales for a jolly good break, and a few ciders – ok several ciders. Wilt might have one or two too!

Anyway – time update the articles on Regulator Watch.

Wilt

BASW are back in the news again: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/21/114332/tim-chittleburgh-seeks-re-election-as-basw-chair.htm

Its chairman is throwing his two pennies into the debacle over the social work college, whilst others in BASW are considering a vote of no confidence in the chairman over allegations relating to his business affairs. In turn he has made a police complaint of harassment – now that scenario reminds me of something! Oh yes, I remember, Mrs C was warned by the police, in writing, to desist from her repetitive complaints and bad mouthing certain people. She tries to keep that quiet.

Anyway, back to BASW – what a fucking mess and a disgrace. As for Tim Chittleburgh, who knows where that story is going.

What would Lewis Carroll make of it all? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweedledum_and_Tweedledee

Wilt (from his desk in Malta)

The regulators have been busy again. The Care Council for Wales (CCW) case was something of a no brainer: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/22/114349/Children39s-worker-struck-off-for-meat-cleaver-attack-on.htm

Generally a meat cleaver is not a social work tool, not of course that Wilt is prejudiced against social workers with meat cleavers – he is more scared of them, or indeed anyone who has a meat cleaver.

As it was such an easy case to analyse (all the work was done by the police and the employer) there was little time lost in CCW arriving at its judgement.

Meanwhile the General Social Care Council (GSCC) has taken a little longer (3 years) to impose an i8 month sanction in this case: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/22/114341/social-worker-admonished-for-putting-vulnerable-adult-at-risk.htm

Personally, I think 18 months is rather disproportionate and especially after the woman admitted her error and it was a professional error three years ago. What exactly does this 18 month admonishment achieve? A far shorter admonishment or even a no sanction outcome could be justified.

Readers may remember this case: http://regulatorwatch.co.uk/2009/08/mooo/ and more particularly this article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/13/112353/gscc-criticised-for-lamentable-delay-in-bringing-conduct-case.htm

Now the GSCC conduct committee did qualify their reason not to make a sanction by stating:

“However, it said this was an isolated incident in a 25-year career and no service user was put at risk or harmed by McLauchlan’s actions, making a sanction unnecessary.”

That is a reasonable point, but it still does not explain the very different outcomes of disposal in the two cases. Another Care Standards Tribunal matter, perhaps?

Perhaps the GSCC is slipping into old ways again?

Wilt (from his desk in Malta)

If the social care profession needs another Dork, one turns up: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/21/114331/social-worker-offered-to-urinate-on-strangers.htm

There is a further earlier report here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/20/114328/social-worker-accused-of-making-sexual-advances-on-night-out.htm

Gawd!

Wilt (from his desk in Malta)

Meanwhile the new Supreme Court has forced a judgement of a slightly peculiar nature and questionable wisdom:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8634239.stm

Has the correct balance been achieved? Clearly adults (offenders of gross acts) need to be given the right to be rehabilitated but children (victims) seem again to have a limited, if any, voice in proceedings. Why, for example, were not the NSPCC seeking party statuses in such a case matter and strenuously arguing child protection concerns? Where were, with all their money gained through public support, the NSPCC?

Nowhere to be seen – again!

Wilt (from his desk in Malta)

Wilt has found an internet cafe in a small town in Malta where he can get a reasonable connection speed via Wi-Fi on his laptop. Valletta is just too busy, and since I last came here, far too expensive. It remains however a wonderful city to behold both day and night – its architecture is exquisite and the light for photographers perfect.

The sun is shining and it is getting very hot – we look forward to the deep dive later this afternoon. The sea remains a little chilly this time of year. Later in the year it is just too hot on land whereas the coastal waters (at least) allow free snorkelling without a wetsuit or dry-suit. For now the wetsuit should suffice. Today we dive a wreck or two in deep sea.

Meanwhile we have charted our journey to Sicily and will spend a few days there before embarking for home – and back to work. Not before however visiting again Mount Etna.

However, before all that I have been keeping up on news in the internet cafe.

We see Southall is still fighting his case, see here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8631796.stm

As the article observes:

“Dr Southall is viewed as an expert in Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy, a condition which means parents deliberately induce or fabricate illnesses in their children to get attention for themselves.

He pioneered the use of covert video surveillance in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which led to a number of parents and step parents being prosecuted for abuse.”

That “condition” remains to have some credibility (just) provided of course it does not involve Dr Southall directly in the assessment. It is however distinct from Munchausen’s syndrome (less the proxy bit) which is the believed condition of Mrs C – she attracts attention to herself as distinct (by proxy) to others. It is a well researched and understood condition.

It seems Dr Southall is not going to give up defending his case.

Wilt (from his desk in Malta)

As Wilt has said many times, he is a simple fella who is uncomplicated and, believe it or not, quite restrained. He is taken on occasions by world events and disasters, shaking his head in disbelief at the evil of some individuals or groups and stopped in his tracks at the horror on television of earthquakes and other disasters forced on communities, many of whom the poorest.

Thus, simple minded Wilt was rather taken aback at this news item:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8631775.stm

It would appear the (Acting) Friday prayer leader Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi (however you pronounce that gob full) of Tehran believes the women of Iran are to blame for catastrophes, as quoted:

“Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes,” he explained.

He adds:

“What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble? There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam’s moral codes,” he said.

Well, now that Wilt (and the world) has heard these pearls of wisdom he knows exactly what he needs to do – stick the head of Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi up his own arse, as he talks absolute fucking bollocks. What fucking planet does he come from?

Gawd help the Iranian people. Gawd help Iranian women.

What next, Mrs C shakes her tits and parliament collapses? Well, actually, that might not be far from the truth – you do not get many of them to the pound!

Watch out Big Ben – you may have found your match!

Yuk, what a horrible thought, even worse a horrible sight – poor Big Ben!

Shiver me timbers, on the Wilt IV.

Wilt