I despaired once more reading about almost 400 girls sexually abused by groups of men. The police and SW have come in for criticism -quite rightly to my mind. However, these girls were aged between 12 and 15. Were they not at school? Did teachers not notice? I gather some parents tried to get help but were ignored. Would you have allowed yourself to be ignored? Easy to say but I know it must have been hellish for them. What's wrong with our families that we don't /can't seem to keep our girls safe. Its interesting that the abusers were almost all of pakistani origin. Our girls must have seemed such easy targets compared to those in their own families. No easy answers - just ranting!
Army horses loose on London streets
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.