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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

An update to my Review of the ‘Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse’ law, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. It concerns the absence of prosecutions for institutional failure to make prescribed mandatory DBS referrals. See s.95(2), p.16. tomperry940303.substack.com/p/englands-n...

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#r4today - Badenoch having a shouty shocker.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sco, Wal + Eng are data deserts on child sexual abuse and exploitation, unlike jurisdictions with well-designed mandatory reporting which rely of data gathering to inform policy. Successive UK govts have done nothing, children's NGO's +parents have been undemanding uk.news.yahoo.com/scotland-lac...

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Scotland's blind spot on grooming gangs laid bare by watchdogs in damning report

A joint review by Scotland's four public sector inspectorates has found no agreed national definition of group-based child sexual abuse, no consistent data collection, and civil orders designed to res...

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A total failure for adults who work with children who in almost all circumstances remain whistleblowers, unprotected from detriment. Illusory legislation. #MR 🧵/1 @socworkscot.bsky.social @celcis.org @educationscotland.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @parliament.scot @childrensreporter.bsky.social

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Food so good you grow an extra finger!

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Sally-Anne Bowen case would not have triggered next year’s new duty. The law is illusory: designed to shield statutory authorities from increased referrals. Its model has no precedent among the 82% of countries with mandatory reporting @catneilan.bsky.social

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Fyi @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social. Something v. similar seems likely to be recommended in Sco. Neither govts will be enthusiastic abt cross-border divergence, both have underlying challenges of creaking stat svcs and criminal justice system. See earlier posts regarding Sally-Anne Bowen case + new law

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gavin, it really wasn't a different time. Then, there was no obligation on prescribed personnel to report suspected child sexual abuse, today, nothing has changed, despite this new law: bsky.app/profile/tom-...

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

How Sally-Anne Bowen’s crimes against her pupils finally came to light Gareth was only 14 when Bowen began a sexual relationship with him. Now, more than a decade after he first sought justice, he has finally been vindicated. Chloe Hhadjimatheou reports bit.ly/4gYXdou

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How Sally-Anne Bowen’s crimes against her pupils finally ...

Gareth was only 14 when Bowen began a sexual relationship with him. Now, more than a decade after he first sought justice, he has finally been vindicated

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Review of the new law to be introduced next year may be of interest on two fronts @brianmoore666.bsky.social. Firstly, your interest in sport; secondly, as a solicitor. I much enjoyed your 5 minutes with Stadlen. Also EM'd TGT for whom I assembled her two PMB's for MR that Govt declined to adopt /1

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BBC News - Teacher guilty of indecent assaults against two pupils. From all the reporting of this case, the new law set out below would not have required the many concerns at the time to be brought to the attention of the statutory authorities. Did she teach elsewhere? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Finchley teacher of indecent assaults against two pupils

Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, was convicted at Harrow Crown Court of seven counts of indecent assault.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Govt’s impact assessment of the law shows referrals to LA's/Police will remain within the margin of error of the failing status quo. So, what is the point of the law? The Review provides some of the answer, as do earlier posts on my Substack. tomperry940303.substack.com/p/englands-n...

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England’s new CSA Reporting Law - A close examination of a hollow duty

In the majority of countries that have introduced mandatory reporting of suspected child sexual abuse by prescribed personnel working with children, the law has been a catalyst for cultural change and...

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 26/08/2026

Opinion | Look closely at both politicians and something distinctly unfunny emerges 🖊️ @mrjamesob.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/pZR7Hpg

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

With each passing day, there's more and more fighting and bad blood among the parties of the Right. They are starting to hate each other more than they hate the Left.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For interest @siobhian.bsky.social - decisions behind closed doors, largely by anonymous participants inexperienced in the design and outcomes of well-designed #MR of known and suspected #CSA. Overseas academic experts need to be permanent members of the Group, otherwise the exercise is performative

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The anti MR (of suspected #CSA) position of some Group members is a rejection of science which demonstrates that well-designed #MR by prescribed personnel who work with children, is a vital component of safeguarding @johnswinney.bsky.social. Denial of science is unacceptable @siobhian.bsky.social

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Is Scotland’s MR Task and Finish Group still considering mandatory reporting — or drifting towards mandatory responding? The Group’s May minutes see an emphasis on system capacity and resources dictating the direction of travel. Confused priorities? tomperry940303.substack.com/p/mandatory-...

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Mandatory Reporting or Mandatory Responding? Scotland’s Dangerous Detour

The Mandatory Reporting Task and Finish Group is parochial. No permanent member of it has international expertise of mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

James O'Brien @lbc.co.uk is discussing Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who has a chequered background, also known for the Crewkerne Gazette, and who wilk shortly stand as a Conservative Councillor in Somerset.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Philp is doing what Farage has been doing for the last 5 years. Yet again the Conservatives are chasing Farage's every move. But they still don't realise they're chasing him down a cul-de-sac.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

More family grift. Prime Minister Edi Rama told Lindsey Hilsum no groundworks existed, no tracked diggers, and no heras fencing. Then at the end of the i/v he indicated something wonderful was going to happen, never seen in Europe before. open.substack.com/pub/channel4...

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Inside Albania's 'flamingo revolution'

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s plans to build a high-end luxury resort on a nature reserve in Albania have sparked an uprising known as the “flamingo revolution”, writes Lindsey Hilsum.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

And here is the latest Time story about #Reform. Reform had its bank account frozen during the last election, following a donation from a particular source.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Civil servants rather than Ministers control the direction of this topic which partly explains the mess it's in. Appointing an abusee as Minister will unlikely knowingly happen again. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Natalie Fleet leaves 'triggering' safeguarding minister role

The MP for Bolsover has spoken about how she was groomed and raped as a teenager.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Only watched snippets of tonight's game. Argentina seemed to be running towards England's goal at every opportunity. Seemed to produce the result.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Of course they are in Reform's world of political exceptionalism.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Am I alone in feeling a certain relief at the absence of Karoline Leavitt from the #WhiteHouse briefing room? Long may the quiet continue. #Trump

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social, I posted this at 10.04 this morning, and wish to claim my free prize. 2026 version of Lobby Ludd.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hook at the top of the @mrjamesob.bsky.social programme on @lbc.co.uk - "a football exclusive". Must be Kidderminster Harriers FC story. Rest easy.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It suggests an independent judiciary might be recovered.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Nighty night.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Half of tonight's programme had Jackie Long asking inane questions of a football journalist who clearly enjoyed talking @channel4news.bsky.social. Enough. It was crap, a thoroughly suboptimal episode.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Nadhim Zahawi appears in a 'man of the people' costume on #bbclaurak. Foolish. #Reform.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Lincolnshire Police. Thank the previous government. policeprofessional.com/news/force-k...

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