Cameron for 10 Downing Street

DC at Number 2.
Source Daily Wail.

I have a lot of time for David Cameron. I think he is a man of depth and vision. I have always watched PMQs where David performs fantastically well. It is a shame that more people don't watch PMQs but there we go. The down part of the Conservative Party is their decision to have grubby old Andrew Mitchell as the MP in our area. So to look on the bright side, Mitchell's Spaniel is actually worth voting for. Molly is actually far more cute than the average MP in this area.

I believe David Cameron is about to make it to 10 Downing Street. If he arranged his style to the way he is at PMQs then he is bound to win over all the public. I am a great believer in change. I think on balance we had more freedom under the Conservatives rather than Labour.

Anyhow, I love good looking men. I don't mince my words about that. David is good looking and he looks best in a blue tie. If he gets into 10 Downing Street, not only will we have eye candy but we will probably have some proper management of the country. If the Conservative HQ is reading this, please do supply me with a autographed copy of the above picture. DC needs to supply some good pictures for women kind.

As Conservative HQ is aware, I have always wished DC well. In my view, all he needs is his spark and some Thornton's chocolates and he will be on his way to 10 Downing Street. After that, could someone put El Gordo in the Tower of London and throw away the key :). Thanks boys.

Dangerworld

GMC Panelists.
Its just a Gamble

So here we are, year two since the new draconian GMC procedures have been in force. More of my friends are being tied down by the General Medical Council. This week saw Sarah Myhill fighting for her registration. Dr Helen Bright is due for a review hearing. The GMC decided that they would add some documentation formatted by the resident blogsphere's oddball. This documentation went though no vetting procedures. The same happened to Myhill. Complainants are not vetted, the factual elements not analyzed and the upshot is that it is free season to complain about anything and everything to the GMC. So if your dog is not fed by a doctor, complain to the GMC, if the plants haven't been cleared in the garden, contact the GMC. If the doctor doesn't do what you want them to, complain to the GMC. So there we go, its a good season for complaints by serial nutters.

In a few weeks time Dr India will be fighting for his registration at a hearing. Dr Pakistan remains on a 18 month suspension and soon there will be a large tent outside the GMC Headquarters due to the large levels of doctors being prosecuted for errm "nothing particularly". My webmaster told me recently that if I did Mastermind on the subject of the General Medical Council, I would probably win. This is possibly because I believe in collecting data on the GMC. It is simply a hobby. This hobby is taking quite a nasty turn as I discover more and more about the functioning of the GMC. Their assessments are now illogical, Interim Order Panels are being abused and the GMC have no feedback mechanism to improve themselves.

I can't help noticing that one friend after another keeps being dropped into the GMC. The investigations are pointless. There was a point where no one was at the GMC. Now, two mothers have died and admitted to their sons that the GMC had a lot to do with their demise. The stress caused to them drove them to their graves. I suppose the world thinks its funny to have unemployed innocent doctors because complainants think its good fun just to use the GMC as a instrument of harassment.

Sure I am relieved, I don't have to face the GMC anymore. The fate of my friends does concern me and does upset me. And there is no point saying all this is none of my business. It is my business and if England was half decent, everyone would lend a hand to assist. Sadly few people do. Some just crow about being a True Brit but when push comes to shove they quickly conceal themselves under their duvet.

:)

Mad Science - The Disinhibition effect

Bad Science Forums

It is worth contemplating the nature of people who spend hours on the internet debating rubbish. I for one am bad at social networking. I hate Facebook, I loath wasting my time debating crap and I would rather do something constructive. I find that the psychological influence of forums is detrimental to anyone.

I mentioned that the Bad Science Forums where becoming psychologically dysfunctional. Cyberpsychology has always been one of my pet interests. The world is becoming surreal where everyone appears to live in cyberspace. Due to group dynamics, some forums become quite advanced at their networking. They appear almost predatory. Cyberstalking is also fascinating. A friend of mine Paul Bocij writes some excellent papers. They are worth reading in detail. Here is one.

Here are the rest of his papers.

Bocij P., (2005) Reactive Stalking: A New Perspective on Victimisation. British Journal of Forensic Practice. 8(2), pp. 23-34.

Bocij P., (2004) Camgirls, Blogs and Wish Lists: How Young People are Courting Danger on the Internet. Community Safety Journal. 3(3), pp. 16-22.

Bocij P., Bocij H. & McFarlane L., (2003) Cyberstalking: A Case Study Concerning Serial Harassment in the UK. British Journal of Forensic Practice. 5(2), pp. 25-32.

Bocij P. and McFarlane L., (2003. 10.) Cyberstalking: A Matter for Community Safety but the Numbers do not Add Up. Journal of Community Safety. 2(2), pp. 26-34.

Bocij P. and McFarlane L., (2003) Cyberstalking: The Technology of Hate. Policy Journal. 76(3), pp. 204-21.

Bocij P. and McFarlane L., (2003) The Internet: A Discussion of Some New and Emerging Threats to Young People. The Police Journal. 76(1), pp. 3-13.

Bocij P., (2003) Victims of Cyberstalking: An Exploratory Study of Harassment Perpetrated Via the Internet. First Monday [online], 8(10). Available at: http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_10/bocij/index.html

McFarlane, L. and Bocij P., (2003) An Exploration of Predatory Behaviour in Cyberspace: Towards a Typology of Cyberstalkers. First Monday [online], 8(9). Available at: http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/bocij/index.html

Bocij P., (2002) Corporate Cyberstalking: An Invitation to Build Theory. First Monday [online], 7(11). Available at: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/bocij/index.html

Conference Papers

Bocij P. and McFarlane J., (2008) Cyberstalking: who are the victims and do they know? Manchester Metropolitan University Annual Research Student Conference, 17 September 2008. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester.

Bocij P., (2008) Those who know and those who don't: The impact of deviant knowledge, assumed authority and accidental disinformation on social research. Research Institute for Health & Social Chance 2008 Annual Conference, 1-2 July 2008. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester.

Bocij P., (2006) www.terror.com: a candid discussion of terrorist uses of technology. BPS North-West Regional Conference, 4 February 2006. Manchester: British Psychological Society.

It is worth studying the forums on Bad Science. The dis-inhibition is noted in many posters. For the dis-inhibition effect, Jonas is a classical example. If everyone observes his posts, he relishes the idea of concealing himself - it probably gives him some kind of power from the insecurities that plague him in his daily life. It is also his assumption that the General Medical Council is the all seeing, all powerful organisation that will protect him. So far his identity is known to seven people. For those of us in the know, in the Wakefield Libel case, the GMC admitted they could not keep much secret. Their data protection history is dubious since they are known to leak like a sieve. Jonas dismisses my statements by his assumption that I am somehow deranged. I can of course understand his need to escape to Brazil. Cowards often tend to run. He relishes the idea of causing suffering to Sarah Myhill without repercussions [ so he thinks] to himself. These are of course characteristics of a cyberbully. Cyber bullies are often painfully insecure, inadequate and ill informed. I would prefer to write about Jonas without his real name. This is because no one can defame an anonymous person :). Jonas may wish to be aware of my pedigree - I am quick to anger, completely unpredictable, I do like watching the Incredible Hulk, I may turn green at certain times, I win litigation cases and sometimes even lose. Overall, I am far more savvy than Ben Goldacre. Being a diva doesn't suit me. I read 30 pages per 10 minutes. I type faster than any NHS secretary and I probably cover large amounts of work in 1/10 of the time taken by everyone else. Pre-Actions can on average be written in 7.5 minutes. I could go on but my ego often doesn't fit through a normal sized door :).

Anyhow, here is a bit about cyberpsychology.

"As you move around the internet, most of the people you encounter can't easily tell who you are. System operators and some technologically savvy, motivated users may be able to detect your e-mail or internet address, but for the most part people only know what you tell them about yourself. If you wish, you can keep your identity hidden. As the word "anonymous" indicates, you can have no name - at least not your real name. That anonymity works wonders for the disinhibition effect. When people have the opportunity to separate their actions from their real world and identity, they feel less vulnerable about opening up. Whatever they say or do can't be directly linked to the rest of their lives. They don't have to own their behavior by acknowledging it within the full context of who they "really" are. When acting out hostile feelings, the person doesn't have to take responsibility for those actions. In fact, people might even convince themselves that those behaviors "aren't me at all." In psychology this is called "dissociation." Source Psychology of Cyberspace

Ben Goldacre's Crackpot Farm. The Bad Science Forums.

Forum Frenzy.

I have warned Ben Goldacre once regarding the crazy psychology of his internet forums. There are those in some kind of frenzied state who are egged on by each other to subsequently make complaints to the General Medical Council about doctors. Some doctors are good and some are bad. Ben's negligence in dealing with a case some months ago resulted in the poor doctor being subjected to a harrowing time courtesy of the GMC. That too following the doctor's mothers death. Thanks Ben. You are so caring of your colleagues. Thankfully, the GMC dropped all charges after we mounted a rapid onslaught against the stupidity created on Ben's forums. Ben's forums are filled with pseudo intellectuals who feel they know it all.

I decided at the time, that I needed to raise the awareness of the onset of some disturbing internet psychology appearing on Bad Science. The last time, I spotted this kind of frenzied state was msbp.com. As many people know, I effected the take down on msbp.com . I then wrote about it here. Following this exposure, I was subjected to a GMC complaint that resulted in a court case - now being used against every doctor in the UK. So we can understand the results of crackpot behaviour.

The cyberpsychology of Bad Science's forums is becoming unhealthy. Ben though is too busy being famous to take note of this. Sarah Myhill's latest "anonymous" complainant assumes he is safe from being identified. The Bad Science discussion is listed here.

This is what the poster wrote.

"I actually find this quite funny as my initial contact with the GMC was just a speculative email to the general enquiries email asking whether it would actually be worth submitting another complaint given the failure of the previous 6 efforts. This was written with some haste during a coffee break and hence contained a few typo’s. Amusingly, after submitting my full complaint the GMC decided to use this email to front the complaint to Myhill *sigh*."

Well, Dr Anonymous , there is no anonymity on the internet. Some of us know the case law on how to extract your IP address and identity [as we have done it hundreds of times]. After we have done that, and if you are a doctor, we will reverse the complaint onto you. If not, there is always his workplace disciplinary procedure. It is of course easily done. I wonder if Dr Anonymous has heard of Motley Fool. Does Norwich Pharmacal ring any bells in that empty head of Dr Anonymous? Actually, perhaps we should call the gloating fool Jonas. Perhaps the big girls blouse will fight like a real man and stop "hiding behind the skirts of the GMC". Of course, identification is really easy really, we get the IP, we get the internet company and we get the address. It is about a 48 hour job if I put my mind to it. Besides, there is always the NightJack case to support Sarah. So Jonas, come out and play with the big girls for a change. Lets see who wins this game of hide and seek.

Anyhow, the disclosure will happen and it may happen soon. I outed the moderator of msbp.com. There will be no problems in outing Dr /Mr Anonymous. After that, we will do what was done to Dr Tim Woodman. The matter was faxed to all local papers, to every PCT and posted on the internet. In the end, Timbo became depressed. I can't help it if some doctors make vexatious complaints then can't sustain it.

Secondly, it is my view that all those who mock the innocent doctors facing the GMC should try it out themselves. I am open to provide advice to anyone wishing to make complaints about Ben Goldacre. Just to remind Ben - I don't like him messing with my friends . I also don't like the manner in which Bad Science is propagating into sea of vexatious complainants. Sarah is a friend. If this issue propagates courtesy of the crackpots on the Bad Science blog, it is likely to be given at a double dose back to the complainant.

So far two of my friends have gone down due to the Bad Science Forums. Either Ben controls it or he doesn't. The choice is his. I though am highly pissed off - and not a lot of people like it when I lose my patience.

Dim People in High Society

Nu Labour overrun by bimbos

While wallowing around my life for a while - i.e 38 years now, I have come across some of the most intelligent people in the most unexpected places. I rate my friend Arpad Toth has one of the most intelligent people I know. Toth is famed for beating a number of people in court. He doesn't do this just by being pretty. Of course, there is no doubt that Toth is sexy but Toth prides himself in not having any formal qualifications but is able to turn his mind to anything and everything. By comparison, during my detailed dealings with authority, I have indeed dealt with some very very dim people. The dimmest people I believe reside in the House of Lords. The second set of dim people probably reside in the General Medical Council and the third set reside in Nu Labour. There are two types of dim people. One set know they are dim and make a quick exit when they cannot respond to questions. The other set tend to develop a haughty kind of arrogance where they assume that titles bestow a certain level of intelligence on them. Of course, it doesn't. Testing the House of Lords is always fun. In my case, a number of Labour and Lib Dem peers have written to me citing their "ill health" for not responding to my queries. Of course, a week later most of them were spotted asking questions in the House of Lords. This is what is known as "pulling a sickie". They come into the first set.

Secondly, it amazes me that the Peers are paid a fairly good amount of money yet their problem solving ability is terribly poor. This is seen in their responses to many people who write to them. I often wonder why the tax payers fund such haughty arrogant time wasters.

Thirdly, there are many in authority who believe that because they work in the GMC, CHRE, SRA. the NHS Ombudsman or any regulatory body gives them the right to believe that they are in any way intelligent. Of course, few of them are intelligent or analytical. I am not the most intelligent person out but I can problem solve. Actually, most people can problem solve. It is simply that those in authority cannot do so at all. Every day people copy me into their emails to authority and every day I read these emails in despair. Those that use the processes in these organisations fail to understand that they are actually dealing with arrogant dim people employed by these government quangos. They are essentially paid to dismiss complainants. Small people rarely win in this big world.

I am of course immune to insults on my intelligence by these authorities. I believe most people with justified concerns experience this. One method used is to insult the person raising the concerns. I suppose, I have developed the confidence to spot dim people with no insight. It is always fun to test people in authority who are dim. Of course, once you have proven their spectacular dimness, they often escapade down the hatch specially created for them. I often have endless fun on this subject when communicating with the drones at the General Medical Council and of course I win a lot of my arguments there. Other people will have communicated with the NHS Ombudsman or the Health Commission. In my view, other authorities are not quite as fun as the General Medical Council. Although their super regulator, the CHRE, are probably coming in at number 2. The CHRE though are more bungling dimwits with a total lack of insight. The organisation is generally filled with people who sit around looking pretty and get paid. The GMC has developed their approach to complainants as an artform of obstructive behaviour.

James Landon is probably right about the system - it doesn't work. It is designed to fail all victims and there is no point approaching it. There is a disintegration of society, one that shows us a lack of accountability. Due to this feedback failure, systems are gradually failing and I am not quite sure if anyone can do anything about it. It is in Nu Labour's interest to ensure all these system fail. No doubt, it may be the reason why dim people are employed by these organizations. The dimness is special, it is drone-like dimness with an inability to think laterally. As David Southall once said, his border collie had more intellect than the Chief Exec of the GMC.

The Raven.

During my battles with the great unwashed in authority, one thing that amused me no end are the names of the characters that work in these places. They all have a interesting way of dealing with those who raise concerns. They are virtually ignored. I have noticed this in issues I have and other people have raised. It is a distinctly Common Purpose way of conducting themselves. Then it is rather entertaining to observe the manner in which your original concerns are twisted, missed out and manipulated. The assumption of course is that you [ the person who raises the concerns] are dim and they are clever. The issue about authority is that most people dealing with your concern have an IQ less than that of a crow. Secondly, their half baked tactics on intelligent people doesn't quite go down well.

Now, the General Medical Council has a lady called Ms St Bernard dealing with the issues in Gosport. Obviously, the Gosport Campaigners and I couldn't resist the joke about Ruff Times. Then, one of the GMC departments sports a character called Ms Oregano. Her emails to Dr Helen Bright are full of Neapolitan surprise - we aren't quite sure which spice mix is used by the GMC these days because her emails have all the words but not quite in the right order. It is just so tempting to nickname her the Pizza Girl. And this is what we often do. Then there is the Information Team at the GMC. They have a man named Julian Graves. Ironically, Julian Graves is also a famous Fruit and Nut shop. We can understand the similarities there.

Of course, in the past, I have found it ironic that North Staffordshire NHS Trust has two respiratory physicians named Dr Pant-in and in the past Dr Spit-ieri. I wasn't really sure who spat or who panted first in that place. Maybe it was just communal spitting and panting.

The best one I have discovered of late is a Mr S.L Raven at the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. He is clearly no crow but it is rather an irony that Ravens are associated with all things dark - and in this case, he is associated with solicitors :). Of course, in many fictional novels, lawyers are portrayed as demons or vampires. We can understand why. I often parody legal advisors in this manner. Mr Raven though amused me no end. He does peck away at his papers although he doesn't always read them the right way up. Birds tend to be like that though.

Historically in many cultures the raven is seen as a sign that evil and unpleasant events are about to occur. The Raven of course is a poem made famous by Edgar Allen Poe. It is a fascinating poem - do read it here. Those who have faced some of the systems in the UK will understand the poem - The Raven.

Of course, in the old days, it was hilarious that the Great White and Ex GMC Supremo [ Finlay Scott] had a nickname and was known to his chums as "Fin". Of course, I have been calling him the Great White for years and only recently discovered his nickname. I am sure Fin didn't mind really. I think he quite liked to think of himself as a large flapping fish with sharp Colgate teeth. I must say that writing about Fin was far more exciting than the current bald guppy in charge. Something ironic about the name Niall Dick-son.

Perhaps I just have a dark sense of humor about these aspects but levity is important.

Dashing David Southall Wins Appeal

We know Why Mary Was Inspired.

Finally, the original arguments I had discussed with David many years ago have now seen the light - Supergeek David has won his appeal. See this article here.

Also read the judgment here.

It has been a long road for David. He has never given up and I think that is one of the most admirable things to observe in this case. David is a good friend of mine. I have always supported his case and I am pleased that Mary O Rourke finally managed to wolf down the optimum amount of Belgian chocolates to achieve success. I have always said that Mary performs her best on the David Southall's cases. This is essentially due to the fact that David's sex appeal [even at of 60 plus] tends to push Mary into serotonin overload. Hell, we all asked her how she concentrated on her papers with David sitting next to her. Rumours were rife that she often had repeated hot flushes. Mary blamed her low MDU paypacket for that.

Mary was found in a anxious state in the women's powder room at the RCJ trying desperately to keep her hormones in check. Revlon lipstick wasn't helping, neither was Ponds cream. She told everyone that a paper bag over David's head would never help anymore - it was too late. She lamented that the MDU had not cared about these adverse side effects and had not carried out the Health and Safety risk assessment. In response, the MDU insisted sexy clients were rare. Some years ago, the MDU had persuaded her to represent at the GMC. The catch was that Martin Forde QC and David Southall were sitting at opposite sides of her. She won against all odds there too. O Rourke insists that she has never developed a unidirectional squint towards David or Martin. We don't believe her for one minute.

David is of a age where he understands these problems women face. Afterall. legions of women had fainted in the corridors of City Hospital Stoke on Trent. Like a true gentleman, he was only too pleased to offer Mary some assistance. He essentially pottered down to the local choc shop, purchased large amounts of Thorntons chocolates [ as advised by me]. This was the key to combating Mary's hormone spikes. David knows all about biochemistry - that is because he is a swotty supergeek. On medical advice, Mary was last seen wolfing down David's chocolates before the hearing. This is why she ended up beating the GMC's sad excuse for a wig. Blackstones had offered up Monica Carss-Whisk Q.C. It was simple, Mary wore her wonderbra and the bint from Blackstone's couldn't find hers. Ms Whisk just didn't know how to accessorize. Moreover, the GMC had banned chocolate. Apparently, chocolate and Ms Whisk did not mix.

During the public fight on David Southall's case, I was one of the casualties. There have been many casualties before and after me. The complainant against him, complained about me. It ended my medical career and with that we all realized that doctors had no civil rights in this country. Of course, I didn't have as much luck as David. My barrister refused chocolate and promptly lost as predicted. Of course, the outcome of my own case R v General Medical Council Ex Parte Pal showed that

1. No doctor was safe
2. Child protection professionals were at greater risk than ever.
3. That no one was particularly listening.

Of course, David's appeal will never stop complaints from tracking through the system. R v GMC Ex Parte Pal makes it painfully easy for any nutcase to bring down a doctor. I doubt that the child protection professionals have any concept of the failings in law ie lack of directive for the Registrar when assessing complaints, lack of directive for the analysis of misconduct etc. It is actually free season for complainants and there is very little anyone can do about this.

This appeal result is a half way win - it is the kind of thing the judiciary engages in. No doubt, David will be back for round 2 in this battle of the titans to get his name totally cleared.

The Angel of Scientology is slowly having her wings clipped - online, off line and through the courts. Soon there will be a change of government and this Labour's Angel of Scientology residing in Wolverhampton will understand some important issues.

This short post is to say - that through the difficult times, the most important aspect is David's strength of character and determination to prove his innocence. I have not agreed with David on many aspects, but through our arguments, we have agreed to differ in many instances.

I like David - that was never a secret. Our paths run parallel and have always done from the days of Rod Griffiths to the same court rooms. I taught David all about chocolate :). Some things are essential in any battle.

Well done King David.

Conflict of Interest. David has sent me chocolate in the past. It had no impact on my hormones.

The Wicked Ways of the GMC. GMC Demands Money From Grieving Doctor

Suzanne Bond. Whipping Her Legal Trident

George Orwell was ahead of his time. I read Animal Farm as a teenager and only managed to apply it to real life when I entered medicine. Most people ask me why I never take jousting with the powers that seriously. Well, it is literally because I always remind myself of the fact that most people who are power mad and deluded tend to be pig like in many ways. Pigs tend to be startlingly similar to human beings. There is a reason for that.

It is this greed and the need to be in the trough that drives most people in authority. In my time, I have come across a phenomenal number of pigs. They come in all shapes and sizes and probably fit into George Orwell's book of characters in some way or form. One such set lives in a well known sty funded by hard working doctors. They are the large fat pigs who essentially live off everyone else. They have their nose in the trough at Stalin Towers because no one else in their right mind would ever give them a job in the real world.

There comes a point where you realise that jousting with these fat pigs is actually quite pointless. Actually, jousting with any kind of pig is a pointless escapade. For instance, the General Medical Council have their ex pigs at the CHRE, the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and the Civil Service. This is how they achieve a total lack of accountability. This is how they remain in control. They effectively achieve this by cheating. If we lived in a fair world, the GMC would not be able to conduct itself in the way it has done.

Today, for instance, the heartless Suzanne Bond trotted down to the court, pressed her snout against the court window and demanded that a writ be issued to obtain costs from a unemployed doctor. This was done only a few weeks after the doctor's mother's death. Of course, there is no empathy in those who roll with the evil worlds. The GMC would even take the shirt off a dying doctors back if they could.

So not only does the GMC achieve the suicide of doctors - yes, they do kill themselves while they face investigation, they also use the doctors subscription funds to strip money from grieving doctors. This is after issuing them with a warning for sending emails to the Royal College of Surgeons then dropping an 18 month suspension on him for apparent rudeness. So, having rendered him unemployed and unemployable, the GMC now wish to strip his shirt off his back., repossess his Ford Cortina, and leave him dying naked in the street. And while he is dying, they would probably sell his organs to the highest bidder and bag the money. They would then pick at the rest of his carcass. This is what we call daylight robbery. The GMC regularly engage in this activity because they can. Just that no one knows about it.

They do now though - now everyone knows about their wicked wicked ways.

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

Now this looks fun. One for Orange Wednesday :)

See the write up here.

Nick Cleggover. The Cosmetic Full Monty From Sheffield

If you ain't got it up there.
Just flaunt what's down here.

I find Nick Cleggover fascinating. He is so well turned out, you can't imagine him having his hair ruffled at all. Indeed, you feel like going up to him and saying " Come on Nick, roughen up like a true Northerner". Nick though is clean cut, well turned out and probably has his shirts starched. He is the bad boy turned good from the Liberal Democrat Party who won the Leaders Debate on Sky. I wasn't surprised he won the Leaders Debate. He argues well and always has done. I have always said he had potential. Mind you when you look at the competition with Mr Hug a Hoodie and Mr Scottish Pancake, you really start to understand why Cleggover ended up being the winner.

Not so long ago, I found out that Nick didn't quite stick to his party's word. There was always so much razzmatazz about protecting whistleblowers. It was of course all for show. I know this because he has the same traits as most politicians. Cleggover likes being in the spotlight. He should - he looks like a 1950s clean shaven movie star there.

Then I have a profound dislike of MPs. I often find them pointless, useless and ineffective. Nick though is good to look at. It is no secret I like looking at devilishly handsome men but that habit only happened because the GMC produced such ugly barristers. After Mark Shaw QC, anyone looks good :).

Nick though has limited depth. I know he means well but when push comes to shove, he doesn't quite cut it on the constructive dance floor. Nick emailed Baroness Ludford for me which was his token service for the whistleblower kind. She in turn stated that she could not represent me and completely misunderstood what was being asked of her. It stopped at that. There was no follow-up by Nick nor was there any consideration of the issues I had raised.

Nick below gives me tea and sympathy. Of course, that's not what I needed at the time. I had asked the Liberal Democrat Party to support the concept of protection for whistleblowers.

So I did what I had to do myself - because in this world, if you are going to do anything, never rely on an MP - just get it done on your own. Nick didn't have the intellectual depth or time to grasp the various concepts regarding the General Medical Council or whistleblowing or anything really. I eventually gave up.

We really have to leave it there because Cosmetic Nick cannot help who he is. I do though wish Nick well and I think if he isn't intellectually taxed too much, he should do quite well. He comes from a upbringing where he intellectualizes about many issues but is completely impractical - possibly due to inexperience or perhaps he hopes no one will notice. Actually, who would, women are so bowled over by his looks, its difficult to see anything else. I frequently get dizzy. He may not have the goods at the centralised data centre of his brain - but he has the cosmetics and I don't have high expectations of any Member of Parliament.

As long as he looks good, I am not complaining at all. Sex appeal sells and while he may not persuade me to vote for him, I may just be interested in his type of politics - that depends on whether the Liberal Democrat's strategic policy is to have their team do the Full Monty Striptease. Nick is from Sheffield afterall :).

Letter from Nick to Rita :)

Dr Rita Pal

dr.ritapal@googlemail.com


14 August 2009 Pal001/1


Dear Dr Pal

Thank you for your email concerning whistleblowing and the manner in which the GMC treated you.

I must first clear up a misconception that may have been created by Dr Varma in his email to you. I have indeed written to Mr Hind of the Charity Commission to ask for his comments on some of the points made by Dr Varma on the charitable status of the GMC - as I informed him – but did not ask for its charitable status to be reviewed. I would welcome further information on the matter first.

As you may know my Liberal Democrat colleague Norman Lamb MP has raised a number of concerns relating to the workings of the GMC particularly in relation to the length of time it takes for many cases to be heard by it. However, the GMC will lose its power to discipline its members in 2011 so some progress has been made on refining its powers. I hope you also consider the creation of an Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator to take over the ‘judge and jury’ function of the disciplinary process leaving the GMC with the prosecution function as progress.

I was sorry to learn of your own experiences in the City General Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your email to the office of my colleague Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP for London. While I cannot say at this stage whether it would be possible to grant your request Baroness Ludford has experience of dealing with such issues and may be able to offer useful advice at least.

Yours sincerely

NICK CLEGG MP

Just for all the girls -
This is what the Liberal Democrats Should do To Win My Vote!
Proper Northen Lads from Sheffield.

The Dementors Are Back. Sarah Myhill in Trouble

They're back for Sarah

I am not proud of what happened in R v GMC Ex Parte Pal. Due to a spectacular failure by Collins J, the GMC was given the license to kill any doctor they wished. I felt like shaking the judge and shouting "what the hell are you doing to all these innocent doctors". OK, so the judge hated me - but because that overwhelmed him, he just didn't see what the case law was doing to other doctors. Now there is no challenging this case law. It is there for the GMC to use. They do use it frequently to catch whoever they want to.

The case law lowered the standard required for a complaint to be "taken up" i.e all that was needed was for the matter to be capable of "misconduct" and as misconduct has no definition, it is open season for the General Medical Council to drag that matter to an Interim Order Panel.

Amongst the victims is Dr Sarah Myhill. I cannot explain the lowering of the standards to Sarah. I cannot explain the fact that the patient doesn't have to have complained. Anyone can complain to the GMC about anything. Sarah is a lovely lady but she doesn't yet understand that the GMC's powers are now supreme. There is no defeating them in or out of court. I told Sarah a few months ago that the GMC would be trailing after her again. I suspect her team felt that the last series of mobbing episodes would be the last. I knew it was just the beginning of the hell the GMC would put her through.

The General Medical Council have dragged Sarah to an Interim Order Panel now. Please read her website here for more details. This signifies danger. Even if she beats the IOP, they will move her to the Conduct Proceedings. Then it will be a case of catch 22. It becomes a rotational issue where the GMC picks one thing after another and drags her down again and again. The question is, how long does this go on for? The most positive issue about Sarah is that she fights well. She also knows that publicity is a great weapon of mass GMC destruction. If they take down Sarah, her patients will take the GMC down with her. Sarah understands that to survive, one must use the weapon of publicity. Most doctors do not understand that and sit cowering and shivering in their own bunny vac waiting for some hero to save them.

I had feared this for a long time. My worst fears have now come true. It is a sad fact of life that few in the medical profession backed up or supported R v GMC Ex Parte Pal and now the case is waiting to kill their livelihoods and there is nothing we can do about it.

The Stepford Wives and The Debretts Brotherhood - Christopher Bulstrode [Jane Barton's Brother] and Harry Cayton [ Chief Executive CHRE]

Stepford Wives

My adventures with officialdom always amuse me no end. Of late, I have spent sometime investigating the CHRE. The CHRE used to be dubbed CR*P because they were styled CHRP. I first heard of them when Arpad Toth challenged them in court. That was a long time ago and we gossiped about their pitiful name that no one could actually take seriously. I then read the Country Doctor who amused me no end. The Country Doctor refers to them as a Load of CR*P and promptly dissects their functions. He dubbed it a quango. Of course, I didn't pay much heed to it until numerous people started to email me about the CHRE's hopeless attitude. It was as if they had put a tape recording on and people were receiving the same responses no matter what their concerns were. The organisation is quite robotic. Their correspondence is pristine, everyone gets the same neat responses no matter what question is asked. The problem with their responses is that they don't say much. There is no problem solving approach. The fact that 100 plus complaints against the GMC may signal a problem of some kind doesn't appear to be considered by them. I am not quite sure why they exist really. Perhaps it is a governmental accessory to appease the innocent public.

So I attempted to investigate the organisation and died laughing when I received their response to my FOIA Request. I shouldn't really mock the afflicted but its so tempting. I asked them what the case law was on misconduct. They couldn't tell me. I asked them what the case law was on the word "Proceedings" ie "Fitness to Practise Proceedings". The CHRE didn't know that either. I felt like whispering "Hey super regulator - its R v SDT Ex Parte Toth. The CHRE then did not wish to respond to a certain uncomfortable question because they were convinced that I had some kind of a hearing in May 2010. Of course, to my knowledge there was no hearing. So I was really at a loss as to which planet they were all on.

The CHRE were quite amusing though because for the last few days they have been skulking around the internet looking for me. Drones are quite predictable and tiresome really. All that time researching me on the internet, only to find that I write about things. Perish the thought eh :). Their attempts to control me [ which they have tried] will fall flat on their face. They don't know it yet because the CHRE are of the view that they are more intelligent than the world around them.

Perhaps I have rather a dark sense of humour but the CHRE really did remind me of the Stepford Wives. The entire organisation appears programmed in one direction. I could imagine them with their neat little dresses on, their neat rules and their delusions of grandeur. The individuals appear not to be able to think beyond protocol. I have never quite seen an organisation like this but there is a first time for everything.

Of course, I have been wondering whether one of their Council Members - Sally Irvine is indeed Donald Irvine's wife. Donald Irvine is of course the ex President of the GMC who currently spends his life dissing doctors. Of course, there are many many Sally Irvines around :). The person who can confirm this for me will hopefully email me soon. If she is indeed Donald's wife then there are some serious issues of declared potential conflicts to discuss. Donald Irvine was ofcourse responsible for the biggest scandal in medical history - Harold Shipman. He then blamed all the doctors for it so that he wouldn't be held accountable. It's a neat trick really and Irvine pulled it off spectacularly well. Irvine's wife assessing the Jane Barton's case?! With a declared interest, we may have believed in the CHRE. With an undeclared interest, we tend to observe them narrowly.

I discovered that most of the CHRE used to be staffed by ex GMC members. People like Isabel Nisbett and Michael Andrews. It may go part of the way to explain why they always speak glowingly of the General Medical Council. Of course, the GMC has never had a halo. They fail the public every day.

In the meantime, Graeme Catto refers to a club called the "Small Bald Set" and indeed that is where old Harry fits in. I feel a little bad for Harry because he hasn't coped at all well with the manner in which I have dissected the CHRE. Any shoots of hair he may have had left have all fallen out :).

I believe a more frank and transparent manner may have got him a rave review. I have of course never had an FOIA request responded to by a Chief Executive so it must have caused some difficulty. Of course, it caused some difficulty - they were very happy to overlook the GMC's misdemeanors in arguing one analysis of misconduct in one case and another one in a different case.

It was highly amusing to watch this super-regulator squirm away - afterall, they could not dump their fellow partners in it. I speak of course, of the GMC. I came to the conclusion that there was indeed nothing independent about the CHRE at all. They are willing to protect the GMC's reputation at any cost. Moreover, anyone who had complaints about the GMC were considered "disaffected" or irrelevant. This is why 100 plus complaints against the GMC were dismissed by the CHRE. Cayton admitted that their role was not to protect the rights of doctors. [ Quote from his letter dated 19 March 2010 " It is not our purpose to protect the rights of doctors to practise medicine"]. I found that view interesting. It is as if the CHRE were happy to overlook human rights violations against doctors. How this equated to good performance by a regulatory body was anyone's guess.

Essentially, I came to the same conclusion as the Country Doctor. The CHRE was infact a Labour Party side kick. That was why the Jane Barton decision was never challenged. Then Cayton is a Debretts man. It wouldn't be polite to place a sanction on a doctor who ends lives. It is interesting to note that Christopher Bulstrode [ Jane Barton's brother] is also a Debretts Man. That is a nice neat little party isn't it?! :). Of course, Harry didn't think to declare his Debretts connections on the CHRE's website or on their assessment of the Barton's case. I believe this issue makes his current position untenable given the code of conduct stipulated by the CHRE themselves. Anyhow, who am I to question such eminent people who may or may not be wine tasting together - I haven't of course had time to read the Debretts guide for ladies yet :).

The next episode of When Harry Met Sally will be sometime this week. It may or may not be explosive. I am off to watch another episode of Desperate Housewives - just another adventure on Wisteria Lane. Of course, it will never be as exciting as the Debretts Brothershood.

Until next time, Ciao.

Posh Girls Don't Whistleblow

Emergency Wonderbra needed

I had never been introduced to proper etiquette until recently. Of course, my response to it is to mock the afflicted for spending so long being prim. I discovered Debrett's after a idiot of a expert tried to sink one of my friends at the GMC. The Expert was a wine taster at Debretts. It is a damned shame no one taught him how to be a decent human being. After a kick up the backside online, this Debretts man disappeared from view. Just so he remembers that some of us don't have to read a Debretts book to know what a prat looks like.

I have been thinking about a lot of things of late. One of the issues to contemplate is your place in the whistleblowing world. I discovered that the medical establishment had many expectations of me - one was not to whistleblow. It isn't polite apparently. The next expectation is that while an aberrance is accepted, I should now be drawn into line and neatly fit into the fold. The UK's medical establishment can accept aberrance, they can accept that " as a young doctor I didn't know better" but they can't accept the fact that I stand by me actions and I don't give a flying F what they think I should do. I see the rebel trait extracted from many people - Sam Everington, Aneez Esmail and others. It is as if the vampires have landed and extracted their radical side. People can accept a lot in exchange for an understood silence. Essentially, people are neutralised in this way.

The General Medical Council frequently neutralises people. It is a very common way of ensuring there is little challenge to them. Their human rights violations are not recognised as yet but they will be in the fullness of time. It is a telling sign when two mothers of doctors harassed by the GMC are now dead. Of course, the GMC would say that " people die". Sure people die but there is no doubt that the GMC speeds up the process for people. Elizabeth Miller is right about suicides at the GMC. Those working at the GMC are quite happy to knock doctors off the edge. When they die by hanging themselves, the GMC will guffaw and say " Ah we told you they were mad in the first place". That is of course their attitude because they follow the Debretts line of etiquette - to be polite, to have a pristine appearance but to have their special way of ending life. The dead don't speak of course. That is rather convenient for the GMC.

There have always been various efforts to neutralise me but I have never succumbed to them. I learned quite sometime ago that it is important to be your own person, to be independent, to be answerable to no one .I understand that being a woolly sheep just does not suit my street credit. Besides, why do I want to be poncying around with a book on my head. Does it make me better as a person or does it make me acceptable to certain circles. Then do I really want to belong to those circles of fakery? The answer of course is "No I don't".

Besides, the shameless Debretts lady above should get a wonderbra like me then all her assets wouldn't be popping out around everywhere! Honestly! Just goes to show that posh bints just don't understand that good uplifts are a vital asset for any girl. You have to have gone to a comprehensive school for that kind of education :).

[ Warning - Due to a collapse, Dr No will be absent. He was unable to cope once shown the above picture. He is currently giving considered thought on how to grapple with the dual problem].

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I certainly believe in having principles. These principles have never been compromised no matter how difficult times have been. People have offered me many things to set aside my values. I have refused every offer. My path is simple - it is not paved with gold or diamonds or decadence, it is simply lined with the truth. In a complex world, it is often difficult to find that simple path.

Since I was a teenager, MLK has always been an inspiration. I must have read most of his quotes, watched endless documentaries, read many books. Our minds are shaped by the ideas given to us by people like MLK. Without MLK, I would never be the person I am today - fearless in the quest for justice.

I don't live in the USA where different ideas are accepted. I live in the United Kingdom where many different ideas are oppressed everyday. Nevertheless, the world is a big place and I have always looked to MLK's words for direction. I think without someone like MLK many of us would have been lost in a world where it often becomes dark quite quickly.

I hope the MLK Memorial is built because everyone needs a light - and that light has always been Martin Luther King. Please therefore donate whatever you can. You can download this toolbar and raise finances for the cause. Somethings are worth doing :). Visit here for more details.




Some of my favorite quotes

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.