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In anticipation of the Jersey Child Abuse Committee of Inquiry publishing its report by the end of December 2016 U.S author and Journalist Leah McGrath Goodman returned to the Island for its publication. As regular readers will be aware the report was DELAYED but Ms. Goodman's visit was not wasted.
Readers of this Blog will be aware that Leah McGrath Goodman was banned from coming to Jersey when it became apparent she was investigating (for her upcoming book) Child Abuse, and related matters, on the Island. Jersey Immigration "flagged" her with the UK which caused her to be detained for up to 12 hours in "the basement" at Heathrow Airport when she attempted to return to Jersey. The full harrowing story can be read HERE.
Former Deputy Trevor Pitman
After (and possibly partly because of) an online petition (which achieved in excess of 3,600 signatures) set up by former St. Helier No.1 Deputy Trevor Pitman to restore Ms. Goodman's visa status and of course an "Early Day Motion" tabled by former UK MP John Hemming, Miss Goodman had her controversial ban reduced from 2 years to one year and she returned to the Island in 2013.
Since then she has continued with her crucial work researching/investigating the Jersey Child Abuse Atrocities and subsequent cover up(s) so has kept an extremely close eye on the Child Abuse Committee of Inquiry and related events.
In the interview below Ms. Goodman discusses her thoughts on the (soon to be published)? final report of the Child Abuse Inquiry and much more. She also warns: "Legacies are going to be cemented by how they choose to respond to this report."
Further to our exclusive and in-depth interview with Advocate Philip Sinel posted HERE. We bring readers part two of this interview (below) The interview is a direct continuation of part one but deals with, among much else, part(s) of the local mainstream media.
Advocate Sinel tells us that local newspaper The Jersey Evening Post (JEP) have run a number of stories about him and have denied him a right of reply, or at the least, and adequate right of reply as shown on Rico Sorda's Blog HERE. He explains that this is part of the reason he has decided to create his own Blog.
Also discussed in the interview (as in part one) are his thoughts on the Jersey Child abuse Committee of Inquiry, its up-coming report, some of the key players. He asks (of the Establishment) "Who are they protecting? What are they protecting? Are they protecting a way of life/institutions and a way of thought that is abhorrent?
Advocate Sinel's Blog will be a very welcome addition to the online community.......... By some....... But not so welcome by others.
His new Blog can be viewed from HERE. With a publication posted today which, as one would expect, is well worth a read.
Advent Signs
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Continuing my sequence of advent poems, this is the penultimate one.
*Advent Signs *
Stars align, shift, in the night sky
Balaam’s star in the winter n...
Syria: A disaster in the making
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I can’t possibly have been alone, in the wake of the First Arab Spring and
the Syrian uprising in 2011, in wondering if the UK was backing the wrong
side.…
Sonia Poulton Abandons Large Parts of Case
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I have seen a surprisingly upbeat post from Sonia Poulton about Sam Smith’s
appeal against her. In fact, like so much of what she says, she is
misleading h...
CLÔTURE 2024
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*President Steinmeier*
I am in the habit of tuning in to the opening and closing of the academic
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"The Least Among Us"
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*"Three Turds & Some Polish"*
*"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."*
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*December 2020*
*Why we need open data in Jersey*
If there’s one thing that Donald Trump’s post-election antics have taught
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I find this interesting. Jerseys' Government is asked for money to keep
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Education Apartheid
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Educational Apartheid Good Luck to Deputy Vallois, Jersey’s Education
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On 27 January 2020 the annual Jersey Holocaust Memorial remembered that
Auschwitz camp was "liberated" 75 years ago.
It is also 75 years ago that Jersey was...
Slow changes
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It has taken some time but I've finally regained access to the journal.
The start to the calendar year hasn't been great. The delivery man who
usuall...
Electric cars and the coup in Bolivia
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*Bolivians rally in support of President Evo Morales and CELAC (2015)* On
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Financial Interlude: The tower has toppled
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The trouble with being a genius and being able to predict the future is
that no one believes you; well I chose to believe the Golden Jackass and as
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My speech at the Citizens Advice AGM
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Last week I was very kindly invited to be the guest speaker at the Jersey
Citizens Advice AGM. I was pleased to take questions afterwards and hear
abou...
Three cheers and one big warning.
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My old friend Daniel didn't get elected as a Green MP. Not any great
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electorally. But ...
AN INNOCENT ABROAD
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*Mont Orgeuil CastleClick on any image for a larger version*
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All at Sea
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Fire crew and lifeboat crew are two vocations only suitable for genuine
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Just Ask The Damn Question
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THE BBC AND JIMMY SAVILE:
COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
Yes – Because it’s Happening Now.
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The Death of the Jersey Way?
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Former Senator Frank Walker, who was Chief Minister in 2008
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Paying Teachers Less?
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Jersey C.I. – There was an awkward exchange in the States chamber on
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Disgusted by Police Cruel Dog Killing
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How would you react had it been your beloved pet that they had so callously
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DANNIE JARMAN: IN MEMORY & TRIBUTE
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A SURVIVOR WHO SPOKE OUT TO PROTECT OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN Dannie Jarman
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Locked Up - part 1
Locked Up - part 2
Locked Up - part 3
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On Writing…And The Point Of It All
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One of the first things you learn as a writer is how to lower your
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gradual) acceptance that y...