http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/24/jimmy-savile-paedophilia-and-necrophilia/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/24/jimmy-savile-paedophilia-and-necrophilia/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:25:52 +0000 Dr Mark Griffiths http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29387 Recent reports about the sexual preferences of Jimmy Savile have not only thrown up allegations of paedophilia but have also hinted that he engaged in other sexual paraphilias such as necrophilia (having sex with corpses). ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/24/jimmy-savile-paedophilia-and-necrophilia/feed/ 133 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/feral-monkey-boy-a-tale-of-the-unexpected/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/feral-monkey-boy-a-tale-of-the-unexpected/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:58:35 +0000 Mary-Ann Ochota http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28619 The challenge of researching a so-called feral child case is that it’s quite likely a hoax. Someone has dragged out a disabled kid whose wordless vocalisations can be interpreted as the howling of a wolf-child; their spasticity becomes evidence of imitating the wings, claws or paws of their host species. How DO you know when it's real?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/feral-monkey-boy-a-tale-of-the-unexpected/feed/ 6 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/forced-adoption-the-demonization-of-parents-in-care-proceedings/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/forced-adoption-the-demonization-of-parents-in-care-proceedings/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:00:30 +0000 Charlotte Rachael Proudman http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27182 The Children and Families Bill expected to be introduced in 2012/2013 sets out plans to speed up adoption and care proceedings. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/forced-adoption-the-demonization-of-parents-in-care-proceedings/feed/ 159 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/09/this-conflict-in-the-holy-land-must-end-for-the-children%e2%80%99s-sake/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/09/this-conflict-in-the-holy-land-must-end-for-the-children%e2%80%99s-sake/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:26:00 +0000 Emanuel Stoakes http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26124 The enduring fact of the failure of peace in the so-called Holy Land is a royal spring of misery from which bitter tensions flow, with mournful consequences for the entire restive middle-east region, already strained by wars and rumours of wars.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/09/this-conflict-in-the-holy-land-must-end-for-the-children%e2%80%99s-sake/feed/ 295 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/29/top-of-the-posts-the-bullingdon-club-king-kong-and-parents-got-talent/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/29/top-of-the-posts-the-bullingdon-club-king-kong-and-parents-got-talent/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:19:51 +0000 Laura Davis http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25793 The most read blogs this week, as determined by stats.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/29/top-of-the-posts-the-bullingdon-club-king-kong-and-parents-got-talent/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/sex-in-the-same-bed-as-a-sleeping-baby-is-far-from-child-abuse/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/sex-in-the-same-bed-as-a-sleeping-baby-is-far-from-child-abuse/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:25:22 +0000 Grace Jacobson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25669 The Daily Mail have printed yet another horror story. This time it involves sex, parents and children too. Any headline containing these three subjects might sound sinister, but this one is not. "A third of Swedish mothers admit to having sex while their babies are in the SAME bed" read the headline. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/sex-in-the-same-bed-as-a-sleeping-baby-is-far-from-child-abuse/feed/ 69 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/let%e2%80%99s-not-kid-ourselves-that-%e2%80%98the-internet%e2%80%99-is-our-biggest-problem/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/let%e2%80%99s-not-kid-ourselves-that-%e2%80%98the-internet%e2%80%99-is-our-biggest-problem/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:03:49 +0000 Sophie Warnes http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25254 Much has been made of the righteous Channel Four News investigation into online game Habbo Hotel. A Channel Four producer signed up to the site describing herself as an eleven year old, and found that she was being inappropriately approached by people on the site. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/let%e2%80%99s-not-kid-ourselves-that-%e2%80%98the-internet%e2%80%99-is-our-biggest-problem/feed/ 42 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/should-forcing-a-child-into-marriage-be-a-criminal-offence/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/should-forcing-a-child-into-marriage-be-a-criminal-offence/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:00:39 +0000 Marie Staunton http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25040 From Bolton to Bangladesh, prevention rather than prosecution is the best strategy for a child – though sometimes the stick of the criminal law is needed to reinforce the carrot of persuasion.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/should-forcing-a-child-into-marriage-be-a-criminal-offence/feed/ 163 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/05/20/britain%e2%80%99s-answer-to-sarah-palin/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/05/20/britain%e2%80%99s-answer-to-sarah-palin/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 16:54:53 +0000 Fatima Kanji http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=12397 Nadine Dorries, tory MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, is once again hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time, it’s not because of her affair with a family friend or because sheleft her ex-husband who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in order to pursue her career ambitions.Or because of her 10-min rule bill on [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/05/20/britain%e2%80%99s-answer-to-sarah-palin/feed/ 44