Several members from the 'do gooders' groups in the UK

 

There are many groups, a number with religious connections, operating in the UK, which we may refer to as 'do gooders'.

 

As an illustration of how much 'good' we believe such groups are doing, we present the following, based on these letters in The Times of 23 June 1999 :

 

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Acknowledgement : image from The Times of 23 June 1999.

 

The first letter, from John Habgood et al, may be analysed :

 

their belief the reality
  • the Family Law Act 1996 will increase the time taken to obtain a divorce
  • the statistics in The Emperor's New Clothes clearly show that the time taken to divorce averages about 1-2 years with financial matters taking longer, and children's issues sometimes dragging on for years
  • the time taken under FLA96 is likely to be less than 1 year
  • the period of 'reflection and consideration' under FLA96 will help
  • most divorces are brought by those quite determined, and no amount of reflection will change their minds
  • mediation will help
  • as most men can testify, mediation just costs time and money, without any benefit
  • the second letter from Mrs Carolyn Hamilton, at least informs correctly
  • that 'there is strong support' for the FLA96 from 'professional people who are in touch with the daily lives of families'
  • the professionals refered to have been the cause of all the problems we describe in our books
  • ordinary people, whose lives the FLA96 will affect, and those who have been subjected to current matriminial and family law practices, have not, as usual, been consulted or even informed

Subsequent to these letters in The Times, The Cheltenham Group wrote to all those who signed this letter, offering to provide first-hand accounts from men subjected to current practices. Not one of the signatories responded or even acknowledged our letter.