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 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am
coco
have a good one
July 9th, 2008 at 10:11 am
just me
Brilliant
Is that an acorn down clarries boxers?
July 9th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I have just had an automobile tete e tete with Simon Anstal!!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Have just put the dolls away.
Will be out all day so am relying on all you lovely people for my information please.
May you all have a super day. May we all be blessed with more wisdom than we were yesterday and more strength to get through the mud and the mire that is the British media at the moment.
May we be delivered of the temptation to write tripe and untruths.
May we be blessed with the Holy Spirit that cleanses our soul so that we can communicate with Knob-Heads in such a way that we don’t get too personal and nasty.
May God protect us all and save us from terrorist activity as we go about our daily business and get to the bottom of what has happened to poor M - SOON!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Morning all
Coco - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/just_meme5/CLARRIEDOLL.jpg
July 9th, 2008 at 10:10 am
wtf
Good thinking batman!!!
Can anyone remember the date that the McC’s sued the Expresso?
July 9th, 2008 at 10:05 am
61
âde
The media is keeping very quiet as far as I can see
Not having too much fun are they?
and now…it seems I wont escape ;I simply must go otherwise I wont have a luxury lunch with my boss:
“Sardines on Canape”
“Mousse a la McCann”
etc….bye all
Have a very good day
XXXXXXX
July 9th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Coco in a pretty dress? I hope it is flowery
July 9th, 2008 at 10:03 am
ade
July 9th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Well done TB.
Not sure about the EU’s decision to throw out the Amber Alert though. I must read more about it.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:03 am
DuncanR! I would give all the money to Anorak if it were mine but alas they aren’t my ideas!!! I have purchased all these items myself and am currently playing with them.
Coolandcalm would be pleased with my progress! I no longer behave like an 8yr old with all my swearing and lack of manners. I am sat here in a pretty dress playing with my dollies.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:00 am
53
Rosemarie
Ya will see…you knô…when justice is made to Madeleine,we will just forget about them.Dont worry
Meanwhile,they DO ask for it and they are served with it
Do you want a full kit doll with fridge,magnet and geetar ?C”mon,it all goes in Madeleine”s new fund,you knô.There will be some extra for additional accessories like wigs and special odours but not a lot,really
July 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Jo and Ade …. ????? I haven’t seen the Ade doll yet - does Clarence know about this? Cashing in!!!
If you buy the whole super deluxe Clan set you can choose the Clan member that looks like you and dress it up and there is a guitar already - left over from student days - really authentic. Choose from loads of outfits - esp for the KM doll. Mainly Lycra and t-shirts but sensible sandals.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Coco
Only fair, don’t you think, that Anorak should receive a percentage share of any profit made on the sale of merchandise advertised on this site ?
July 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
53 Rosemarie
“I think its awful that people want to hurt the McCanns this way after all they have been through.”
yep… trying to cover yer miserable, negligent arses for 14 months is a pain
great fun to watch though
July 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Wrong time
Sorry,not gone yet ….
July 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Ade ….. Lol! Nice one! Are we sure all the fridges have been checked around there!
Jo! …… Am I buggery in New Orleans. Am in the UK!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:54 am
48 jo
nice one
minature geetar sounds fine…
July 9th, 2008 at 9:53 am
rosemarie
they put themselves right up there
July 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I think its awful that people want to hurt the McCanns this way after all they have been through. Whether they are guilty or not who knows, but what I do know is that they are going through hell and we should just leave them be.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am
bye jo
July 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am
28 coco
“Have you got a K and GMcC fridge magnet yet?”
is that for marking which fridge has the body in it?
July 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am
BIG international fiesta on the 14th
Bye now……
July 9th, 2008 at 9:51 am
43
âde
wanna doll Âde?
Coco,can dolls have a tiny guitarre as well?could make an exception for Âde couldnt we?instead of the wig…you know
July 9th, 2008 at 9:50 am
jo
I will pass on your best regards of course
July 9th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Now Nosey, it appears that for reasons known to some, Michael Shrimpton may be best placed to answer that question, as you see in her judgement, the sainted one said it is presumed that Madeleine is still alive, you know much like the presumption of innocence tenet. I note her view was not challenged or contradicted. SYL.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:49 am
41
wtf
awwwww…just when I must go
say good morning to him from me if I miss him,will you?ta
July 9th, 2008 at 9:49 am
These dolls are absolutely bang-on! The sleeping, walking, talking KMcC doll doesn’t cry!
The GMc doll cries and whinges a lot and says he’s tired and bored with certain questions. It’s like having the real thing in my drawing room! Ace!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:48 am
38
coco
You”re in News Orleans?
Lucky you if ever….
July 9th, 2008 at 9:48 am
garth must be due any minute