Madeleine McCann: Child Alert, Fear And Tony Bennett’s McCann Club
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “Madeleine McCann: Kate and Gerry’s fury at ‘club’ devoted to prosecuting them”
Gerry and Kate McCann have expressed their anger at the establishment of a fee-paying “club” dedicated to seeing them prosecuted over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.
A retired British solicitor, Tony Bennett, has set up a fund called The Madeleine Foundation, which aims to bring a private prosecution against the McCanns for alleged child neglect.
Tony Bennett has been on Anorak.
But Madeleine’s parents fear members of the public will inadvertently donate money to it because they may mistake it for the McCanns’ own Madeleine Fund, which pays for private investigations into her whereabouts.
Mr Bennett says his fund is a “subscription-only members’ club, charging a £10 annual fee”.
Says Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman: “It is a great shame that Mr Bennett feels the need to make money out of Madeleine McCann. He did not seek permission from Gerry or Kate to use Madeleine’s name.”
It’s a brand?
“This so-called foundation is in no way doing anything to help find Madeleine.”
Says Bennett:
“Some of the money immediately raised will be used to pay for a barrister to give his or her opinion on how best to proceed with a legal action against the McCanns. We are a group of people, which is rapidly growing in number, who want to get to the truth of what happened to Madeleine. We will also campaign for changes to the law about parents who leave children on their own.
DAILY MAIL: “Brussels throws out McCann’s appeal for European missing child alert system”
Kate and Gerry McCann’s campaign for an alert system for missing children across Europe will not be adopted by the EU, ministers said yesterday.
FENLAND TODAY: “McCanns win more backing for child abduction alert”
More MEPs have backed a campaign spearheaded by the Rothley parents of Madeleine McCann for a Europe-wide child abduction alert, the couple’s spokesman said.
WALES ONLINE: “Common sense not cotton wool for children, says safety tsar”
PARENTS should not respond to fears of child abduction and knife crime by wrapping their children in “cotton wool”, a leading charity’s new child safety tsar warned.
Karen McFarlane has been appointed by Children in Wales to promote a reduction in avoidable deaths and injuries.
She said: “What we’d like to try to do is empower both the children and the parent as they make informed choices. We don’t want to wrap them in cotton wool”…
Lynne Hill, the charity’s policy director, said children’s fears could be fuelled by the portrayal of dangers in media coverage.
She said: “Children are very, very aware of what’s reported on the news. The decision of some children to carry knives was often in response to a fear of attack,” she said.
“What’s striking is very often children think it’s a way of protecting themselves.”
Fears of child abduction had escalated following the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007.
Ms Hill said: “I know when Madeleine McCann was kidnapped there were a lot of reports of children being very fearful that someone would snatch them or a friend of theirs”
Increasing the fear. It could be you…
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July 10th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Tris
I’ve heard that before -
July 10th, 2008 at 12:17 am
I will try and pop back every few minutes. The wind and rain here in North West is absolutely terrible!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Coco, I feel that she has departed our material world.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:17 am
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brandon flours Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Its good to see Ade back I wish
Batman, Rockhopper, and Will would return !
Just incase
July 10th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Brandon
No news - just been looking at team mcc’s achievements in those crucial few days following madeleines madbuction.
Coco
Does mrs Anorak know about your ‘intrusive thoughts’ ?
July 10th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Is it just me or does anybody else think that poor M is no longer breathing?
I hate to go all spiritual here but I have never felt life around that child since I saw the parents - and when the photos came out I felt more and more that she was no longer with us.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Chaterlaine
What are your thoughts now if the leaks were true ????????????
July 10th, 2008 at 12:14 am
577 Nosey…
I wish I had that kind of talent… you’ll just have to use your imagination.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Maravilha: I do speak Dutch
Nosey: No idea about Brandon’s cookie jar
Trismegistus: great rap
July 10th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Coco
Melanie’s my pimp - you better speak to her - but I’m telling you now that my money is MY money - she might be willing to donate some of her cut though.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:13 am
I’m dead-lining now so will try and keep in touch for the next couple of hours whilst I perfect a job I did about two months ago that fucked up because of having intrusive thoughts about Anorak!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Hi coco nosey!!
I flushed out my stuff and anorak didnt recognise me!
Any portugal news or clarrie la crap ????
July 10th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Tris
you putting that on youtube for us?
July 10th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Noseycow …. Don’t draw the line at anybody. Look at some of the recent powerful men we have had in our midst! We could use them to find out stuff to put on Anorak. Scoops to the NOTW and money donated to Anorak!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Maravilha
No - though I often talk in double dutch according to my kids
But I do understand ‘Cookie Jar’ Brandon you not sharing????
July 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
528 Nosey…
Regarding Gerry’s first blog entry.
Holy granola, did you really expect him to be focused on his missing daughter during such a trying time… um. Because his daughter just went missing? Honestly, why would any father or mother be expected to focus on such a peripheral thing, when the real objectives are….
(rapping)
Get the trademark, get the money!
Convince the press that she’s my honey!
Child friendly toppings, tapas seven!
Me and mine are going straight to heaven!
Ludicrous, unhelpful, two three four!
Paedophile predators outside the door!
Just in our garden, six seven eight!
Shut the fire door, much too late!
Nannies, nappies, rotting meat!
Just find the body, that’d be a feat!
We’re untouchable, we’re old school…
Disagree with us; you’ll be labelled a fool!
Uh-huh… just bust a move! uh-huh (etc.)
July 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Chenier
You could always ask Cheryl
Sorry Cheryl - couldn’t resist
July 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Hi BF! X
July 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Noseycow,
do you understand Dutch?
July 10th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Maravilha!
Thanks ever so much! This is what I believe too. All I knew last year was that somebody was flying out to be interviewed as a super-witness and then poor Amaral was …. no more.
I had a quick look on McCannfiles and there’s nothing there and I don’t trust anywhere else. Thanks! I keep thinking I am going dotty!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:07 am
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coco Says:
July 10th, 2008 at 12:03 am
I’ve slept with Government Ministers and ex-Presidents so don’t worry about your reputation!
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Coco
there are some that even I’d draw the line at!!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:07 am
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Noseycow Says:
July 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Chenier
With or without ketchup?
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If there had been ketchup they would have managed something a bit better than one hotdog every 10 seconds.
I’m not a nurse, but I shudder to think what it does to their bowels…
July 10th, 2008 at 12:07 am
sorry mods I did a sweep on my cookie jar!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:06 am
have i been banned?
brandon - you are not banned. You have put yourself in Mod queue by typing incorrect email address. (You forgot to include the digit ‘1′ in your email addie) As such, site protection software thought you were a new user and automatically put your comments into Mods. I will release your comments for you - cheers, duncanr]
July 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Chenier
With or without ketchup?
July 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
NOSEYCOW! I just know that you’re not wrong!!!!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
I don’t believe Smith is the important witness.
As far as I know, he talked to PJ last year.
I believe it is a not yet known witness.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:03 am
I’ve slept with Government Ministers and ex-Presidents so don’t worry about your reputation!
In fact I’ve got loads of frocks at the back of the wardrobe with stains on - just in case they deny me! LOL
At least we’ll be having a Republican Ruler of the World now! Thank Fuck!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:03 am
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Noseycow Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Chântelaine
Did I just read that right?
Is Our Cheryl accusing Chenier and Ade bullies?
You know I’m not getting the hang of the american sense of humour at all
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May have something to do with the diet.
I gather the winner of the International Hot Dog Eating Contest managed 59 in 10 minutes…
July 10th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Coco
some of us were already on it.