Madeleine McCann: Irvine Welsh, French T-Shirts And A Halo
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
SUNDAY HERALD: “I don’t believe we get rewarded or punished, but I believe we have a responsibility to try to get the best out of life and make it comfortable for other people”
IRVINE WELSH arrives at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin carrying a holdall in two-tone, light beige leather; it gives the impression that he has just walked in from a picnic. Natural atrium light swamps his head and in a flash he’s almost on top of me, swapping his bag from one set of fingers to another and shaking my hand. His face contorts: he is an hour and a bit late and he’s sorry.
A halo?
Welsh’s jacket is reversible yellow. His T-shirt, in French, says “What would you do if this was the end of the world?” Well? “I don’t know,” he says, apparently uninspired by the question he is advertising.
Well, he could plug his new book: Crime:
“It’s the most difficult thing to write about,” says Welsh. “Child sex abuse tests the limits of our liberalism to the full. You have the whole idea of whether rehabilitation is possible or even desirable.” He was about halfway through the first draft when the Madeleine McCann story broke and forced him to stop writing for two months. “I couldn’t look at the novel or at the newspapers,” he says. “I thought I was never going to finish the book.”
Fact and fiction - can you spot the difference?
Posted: 23rd, June 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Tabloids Comments (318) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:19 pm
How are you chernier? Hope everything is good!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:18 pm
‘Everybody sympathises with the parents of a disabled child, but there are limits to that sympathy when parental conduct ceases to bear any relation to the child’s welfare.’
That was the Lord Justice Wall in the Court of Appeal in the Charlotte Wyatt case; it will be interesting to see whether the same principle applies to the parents of a missing child…
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Not sure. Could be on hols! I’m sure one of the others will know.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
BTW-where’s Maria these days?
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Holiday
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:10 pm
279-Thanks-my owner thinks so too-I would have won but I was having a good hair day.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 pm
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AgendaWide Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Is it likely that Justice Hogg can judge that parents who are suspects in their daughter’s disappearance should have access to police information in advance of any legal clarification of their status (but not from Clarence M) ? Is it likely that Justice Hogg can judge that two police forces and the secrecy of justice should be overridden and give sensitive confidential documents to a dubious private detective agency - without it having any bearing on the course of justice? I can’t why Justice Hogg would rule in the parent’s favour (without clarification of their legal status) and then would this not be bad MCpublicity? Something must be missing here?
BTW I see that Coco’s posts early today confirm no leaks from Leicestershire police to the public/ journos
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I’m sure you are right; there is a great deal missing here. If you look at those judgements authorised by the Family Court to be made public you will see that they are almost always prefaced by this statement:
‘The judgment is being distributed on the strict understanding that in any report no person other than the advocates (and other persons identified by name in the judgment itself) may be identified by name or location and that in particular the anonymity of the children and the adult members of their family must be strictly preserved.”
The anonymity of the children is dependent on the anonymity of the parents, and since the entire point is to protect the children as far as it is possible it seems extraordinary that the McCanns’ lawyers have allowed Clarence to make statements to the Press.
The lawyers, at least, should understand that the Family Court itself is, in most circumstances, the only person with the authority to disclose the very fact that there is to be a hearing relating to a named child.
So Heaven knows what they are playing at; it seems to me to be patently obvious that such a claim would be litigated as far as it can go, since it has very wide potential application. After all, all cases are heard on the specific facts of the case, but precedent is precedent…
It should, however, be amusing to see what our Courts would make of the claim that they have the right to authorise private individuals to pursue matters untrammelled by judicial requirements in every country around the world. After all, sightings in this country seem to be rather thin on the ground.
Police forces do not follow procedures because they feel like it; they do so either because they consider that it is more efficient or because they are required to do so by law.
Asserting that all of this can be dispensed with is a remarkable claim…
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
got to go now - am cream crackered..
later all
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I just found this.
the Jamie Bulger tec was in PDL days after Madeleine went missing working with the PJ.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/madeleine-mccann/2007/05/10/maddie-s-parents-bring-in-bulger-tec-64375-19082198/
Now I’m useless at names, but was this the same man who went on a certain TalkSport radio and told the McC’s that they should get off their backsides and return to Portugal for the reconstruction?
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
doesn’t mean that you’re not lovely tho
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Cover up at Portuguese end ?
Paulo Santos, Goncalo Amaral’s lawyer (0:55)
I think that his removal from the case may have been useful — not sure to whom — but may have
been useful at least in one way: we were sure that, as long as he was in charge, there would be a strong commitment to the investigation.
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m&a
link removed. non english.
gandy you know that’s not on!
-meercat
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 pm
277 Lone pigeon-please substantiate that comment-how do you know we are all lovely? I was runner uo in the ugliest dog competition.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Evening all my lovelies
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
273 M&A is that a fact-boom,boom!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Lawner
Wow I don’t remember Ribelo apologising for the leak. Where did you get that from?
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:51 pm
273
Lawener Says:
‘Also Ribelo was extremely annoyed that was leaked while he was away and apologised profusely when he found out.
Do YOUR own homework and bring it into school. ‘
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I hate to say it but do you mean Ribiero or Rebelo?
A hundred lines - write out for homework
BTW any links to the extreme annoyance of whoever you mean?
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I am tip top shandy fine thanks-Daughter asleep-Wimbledon has begun -all is well in the world-except for Zimbabwe, South Africa, Afghanistan, Rothley….
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
267
whoops
Everyone is fine.
I’m still in shock that there was a dispute and it didn’t involve me.
Hope you are well.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
257 chenier Says:
‘Interesting; the Telegraph asserted that the case was listed to be heard in open court but now the BBC says ‘maybe’. ‘
I think Clarence said this but as you point out it is not within his powers or knowledge to say that the hearing will be public.
‘The Leicestershire police are, as you have noted, refusing to comment, so that only leaves the McCanns as the people who wanted the publicity for this.’
Interesting to think why the Mcs want publicity from this.
Is it likely that Justice Hogg can judge that parents who are suspects in their daughter’s disappearance should have access to police information in advance of any legal clarification of their status (but not from Clarence M) ? Is it likely that Justice Hogg can judge that two police forces and the secrecy of justice should be overridden and give sensitive confidential documents to a dubious private detective agency - without it having any bearing on the course of justice? I can’t why Justice Hogg would rule in the parent’s favour (without clarification of their legal status) and then would this not be bad MCpublicity? Something must be missing here?
BTW I see that Coco’s posts early today confirm no leaks from Leicestershire police to the public/ journos
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
268
DuncanR Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
266 - chenier
‘giving thanks to the Deity that nobody decided to enter me’
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You might want to rephrase that remark ?
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Thank you, Duncan. I meant, of course, enter me as a candidate for the competition.
Do you think anyone would notice if I spent the next few minutes licking the Glenlivet off the keyboard?
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
266 - chenier
‘giving thanks to the Deity that nobody decided to enter me’
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You might want to rephrase that remark ?
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Hello Ciara-another day of everyone rubbing along together just fine I see-! Made my day at the office a bit more interesting anyway!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
257
Garth Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm
m and A
Garth can I borrow the cat please? Duncan has nicked all the booze, and agw has hit Southern Comfort hard
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MA
The cats dead. The dog ate him. Poor bugger, he must have a terrible stomach ache.
Anyway, nevermind the booze, try the deep breathing excercises, they really work. Chez has been doing them for about 10 minutes or so now. Do you think she’s alright?
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How goodlooking is the dog?
Because you could have been onto some money if you could have got him before the judges in the World’s Ugliest Dog Competition whilst he was still suffering from severe indigestion.
And I’m still breathing, and giving thanks to the Deity that nobody decided to enter me…
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
263
whoops
Hi whoops.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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jo Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Garth
hows life?
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All the better for knowing you’re here
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Shall I just throw in something inflamatory and insulting to liven things up a bit here-nah, best not
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
G’nite everyone … I’m a responsible working girl and I take my responsibilities very seriously
Sleep tite everyone.
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Nite nite Julie
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Garth
hows life?
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
256
chenier
The mccann have made their ultimate big mistake here
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 pm
254
Garth Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:41 pm
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chenier Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm
It is common knowledge that people who descend to misrepresenting the contents of other people’s posts do so because they have no arguments to put forward…
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You dont ‘alf make i larf darlin. fookin ‘ell
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Good; I like to bring a little joy into my fellow posters’ lives…
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:51 pm
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JuneJohnson
Excellent