Dear Jo Readers' Letters: Tears in our Eyes.THE BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. documentary Eyes Of A Child on poverty-stricken children in Britain moved me beyond belief. It broke my heart to see them suffering and Brian Reade's article summed up my feelings exactly. As a country we give so much to others, yet we neglect those who need our help most. Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair is trying to help with tax reforms and schemes to get people back to work. But in the short term, how is this supposed to help such children? Like Brian, I wanted to wrap my arms around these children, especially David who looked lost. I am a single parent and have struggled to make ends meet, but not once did I turn to drugs or drink. I'm not judging the parents of these children. They are caught in a vicious circle A Vicious Circle (1996) is a novel by Amanda Craig which dissects and satirizes contemporary British society. In particular, it describes the world of publishing -- its aspiring young authors, busy agents and opportunist literary critics. which needs to be broken. Tony Blair should ensure these children are given a chance. That's all they want. Christine Poulter, via e-mail @packardbell.org THE documentary Eyes Of A Child was very sad and it's unbelievable such deprivation exists today. But money alone will not change the situation as it would be spent on the parents' addictions. The answer is to remove the children while the parents get help. And social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales have to get their fostering policies sorted out. It's ridiculous that we still have this Victorian squalor. S Malins Worcester Park Coordinates: Worcester Park is a suburb of London, England and a ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton. It is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) south west of Charing Cross. It has a population of 9,874 people. , Surrey ALL MPs should be made to watch Eyes Of A Child. We are always helping other countries out. a loving family and made to attend school. If the Government gave more money to their parents do you honestly think it would go to the children? The parents would just get more fags and drink. So do something for the children, but not their parents. P Welch Milton Keynes, BucksSO Lord Frederick Windsor The Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor (born 6 April 1979) is an English financial analyst who is the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent (née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz). has admitted snorting 'snorting' Substance abuse A popular method for consuming cocaine and opiates–one nostril is held closed, the other inhales pulverized cocaine. See Cocaine, Crack. cocaine. If Who's Who omitted those of our "betters" who have mistresses or take drugs, it would only have ten pages. S Elliott, Kingston, Surrey |
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