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I received another weaselly letter from Campbell Hooper, Barnardo's lawyers, on Thursday
They object to my use of the word veracity (as in lack of)
Perhaps someone can help me out with another term to use when one social worker within an organisation tells you one thing and then another social worker from the same organisation tell you something completely different? What's the polite way of questioning that?
Well at least Barnardo's seem to be refusing to comment at all on what I have said in a letter to its solicitor, re my father's family. Usually if Barnardo's know nothing on a particular issue there is a swift denial of all knowledge, I have to take that as affirmative, along with its offer to cooperate with an ASA of my choice. In making that offer it implicitly acknowledges that the file that it last year claimed to be complete, can not possibly be so if it has other information.
Why do people who would like to claim that they are 'professionals' have to play these stupid games?
Prior to the coming in to force of the Legitimacy Act 1959, Affiliation proceedings were heard in open court and reported by newspapers, so it is hardly that Barnardos are protecting some great secret. Particularly given the speculation that I have already passed on via Campbell Hooper its solicitors. All they would be doing is saving me some research at Colindale or the top floor of Romford library, where appropriate newspapers still exist. And perhaps they could then see that the whole thing is handled with some care and sensitivity. But in my experience Barnardo's Family Connections Project
Barnardo's Family Connections is much more in the business of protecting the Barnardo's corporate backside.
As for those already found, apart from my alleged father's family from his his later marriage and the family of my brother who died, the rest all keep in touch at least. We tend to see each other at least once a year. The Germans, I keep in touch with via the internet. So I guess I can't have done all that much wrong so far.
Robin
harritt.eu
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