Thursday, 5 July 2012
at
22:22
|
MOTHERS who fail to allow their former partners to maintain a proper relationship with their children could be stripped of driving licences or passports, hit with curfews or even jailed.
Ministers will today propose an extension of punishments for breaches of court- ordered care arrangements amid concern millions of youngsters are losing contact with absent fathers.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 8 September 2011
at
04:09
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
at
08:10
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
at
15:01
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Friday, 8 July 2011
at
14:39
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Saturday, 27 November 2010
at
11:19
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Friday, 26 November 2010
at
15:31
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
at
08:30
|
DESPERATE DADS New Fathers 4 Justice protesters, including two Swansea dads, at the bottom of the Transporter bridge in Newport.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 2 September 2010
at
15:46
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Friday, 27 August 2010
at
11:09
|
Two 'New Fathers 4 Justice' activists made it into inside the Big Brother complex this evening. Several other activists caused a distraction on the roundabout outside the main entrance to Elstree Studios dressed as Superheroes.
One activist entered the Big Brother house by impersonating a member of the BB security team by obtaining polo shits and clothing from security personnel. He is known to have made it inside the complex using codes and call signs for the various security positions throughout the facility before being stopped by security staff. He is known to be Pete Luger, 34 a builder from Woking and was dressed a Captain Flash under his security uniform.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
at
07:04
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 29 July 2010
at
04:43
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
at
15:03
|
OXFORD JOURNAL
Members of the New Fathers 4 Justice group protest in Witney (picture by David Sarjent)
A pressure group campaigning for fathers to have equal access rights to their children after break-up or divorce met at the weekend in Witney in an attempt to convince residents to lobby David Cameron to change the law.
On Saturday, July 24, about 25 members of New Fathers 4 Justice met up on Wood Green, outside the Three Pigeons Inn, before taking their protest into Witney town centre. Dressed as comic book superhero characters, they toured the town with loudspeakers and horns demanding that the Prime Minister come out and met them to discuss their grievances.
Nigel Ace, the spokesperson for New Fathers 4 Justice, said: “The government is not giving fathers equal status in order to see their children after separation or divorce. Basically, if mothers stop contact, hundreds of thousands of dads each year are stopped from seeing their children. That can lead into protracted court cases that can go on for years. One of the people I came up with today has been fighting since 2004, another chap has not seen his daughter since she was one, and she has now turned 18.”
Witney Town Council had warned the group that camping on the public green in Woodstock Road would be breaking the law, but they threatened to disperse across the area and “cause mayhem” if they were stopped from camping. On Sunday the protestors, escorted by the police, went to the Prime Minister’s house in Dean in the morning and made declarations over a loudspeaker. It is not thought the PM was in at the time of the visit.
Samantha Haynes from Wootton, was one of a number of women who also attended the event, dubbed ‘Witney’s Glastonbury festival of Fatherhood’. Dressed as Wonder Woman, she said: “I’ve got four children, and I’m allowed one of them full-time, the other three I see 18 hours a year. So I’m a great believer in New Fathers 4 Justice and think we should have equal status, as two parents are better than one.”
Organiser Nigel Ace also leafleted the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association office at Waterloo House wearing a David Cameron mask, and said the protest could be organised on a monthly basis in the future.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 22 July 2010
at
15:01
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
at
08:57
|
Fathers calling for equal access to their children following a divorce or separation protested outside the Alconbury home of Huntingdon MP Jonathan Djanogly.
Dressed in superhero costumes, members of New Fathers 4 Justice set up camp outside his home with purple tents and brought their ‘Batboat’ to use on a brook which runs past the MP’s house.
They targeted Mr Djanogly because he is Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and the protesters believe he will play an important role in future family legislation.
A man calling himself Captain Equality, part of the group, said they aimed to put their message across to Mr Djanogly in a civilised manner.
“We are going to be right on his case because he has a key part in this,” he said. “If he fobs us off we will come back and it will not be so humorous next time.”
Captain Equality, who had a two-and-a-half year battle for access to his daughter, said: “It is what we would call a pilot demo in the run-up to the David Cameron demonstration in Witney next month.”
He said there would also be a demonstration at the home of Kenneth Clarke, Secretary of State for Justice, before they tackled the Prime Minister.
Captain Equality said: “What we are looking for is an automatic presumption of 50-50 status between parties after a divorce or separation. It doesn’t mean 50 per cent of the time, just that you can have as much time as you need.”
Protester Barry Gaynor, 44, from Peterborough, said: “Every day we hear from disgruntled dads who are becoming more militant with the lack of contact with their children.
“Daily, distressed fathers contact us in desperation about the abuse they are suffering at hands of the family court system.
“In the 21st century, fathers deserve equality when it comes to child contact and nothing less will suffice.”
He added: “It is only a matter of time before angry fathers try to climb rooftops, courts, bridges and landmarks again.
“We would rather be spending time with our children but feel we have no other option.”
Mr Djanogly has said that a review of legal aid and family law was taking place, which included a review of contact, and he hoped campaigners would be pleased with that.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 3 June 2010
at
08:53
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
at
14:18
|
Mr Laws had not returned to his rural residence this afternoon, but a group of fathers’ rights campaigners did arrive at the address.
The New Fathers for Justice had scheduled the protest in Lydmarsh weeks before the scandal broke - but made the most of the unexpected publicity.
They argued that cutting expenditure on the family courts was the way to beat the deficit.
Five campaigners - two dressed as Batman, one as Captain America, another as Superman, and one as Iron Man - unveiled a banner outside Mr Laws’ wooden gate.
It read: “Mend Broken Britain. Give Dads Equality.”
Some 15 officers were estimated by one constable to be in attendance at the scene. Some were visible in Mr Laws’ garden, others patrolling the private road in front of his home.
Father-of-two Richard Addams, 44, from Taunton, who dressed as Batman, said: “We chose him because he is a prominent member of the Government and in charge of the country’s finances - or what’s left of them.
“One billion pounds a year is spent on legal aid to mothers to fight their cases in the family courts. If he wants to save money he should give fathers automatic rights of contact, provided the child is not at risk.”
Group leader Nigel Ace, 42, from Clevedon, spoke through a megaphone while his comrades held the banner.
Apparently addressing Mr Laws, Mr Ace said: “If you keep your job, you can make a saving, sir. You need to get your party to support fathers. If you cut the cost of the family courts you can actually make people happy.”
The protest, which lasted under an hour, passed without incident and officers allowed Mr Ace to speak to the media outside the property. Later the campaigners put leaflets through his door.
It is understood that Mr Laws will not return to the address today.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
A GROUP of dads from the Bristol area took their New Fathers 4 Justice campaign for equal contact with children to the home of former Cabinet minister David Laws at the weekend as he was embroiled in controversy over his expenses.
Dressed as superheroes, the four headed for Chard in Mr Laws' Yeovil constituency in the hope of being able to speak with the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Mr Laws resigned over the weekend after revelations he claimed expenses for rent paid to his boyfriend, in breach of Parliamentary rules.
But the campaigners said it was unconnected to events in Mr Laws' private life and had been arranged before the story broke.
They took their "justice tent" and a portable cooker so they could pitch overnight if necessary.
The four started their day by meeting up in Bristol so they could walk around Broadmead and raise awareness of their campaign before travelling down to Somerset to meet several other protesters.
Nigel "Captain Equality" Ace, 41, of Clevedon was joined by Christian Lee-Smith, Adrian Phelps, and Jeremy Pogue.
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Monday, 24 May 2010
at
12:52
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
Thursday, 13 May 2010
at
14:41
|
Posted by
SPIDER on the ROOF
|
|