Ken is so wrong

London mayor Ken Livingstone is dissing spidy.

Mr Livingstone said the protest, part of a continuing campaign by Fathers 4 Justice, did nothing to help Mr Chick's cause.

He added that Mr Chick, was "amply demonstrating why some men should not have access to their own children".

"He is a man who is putting his own life at risk, police officers at risk, other Londoners who may be passing along the road at risk," he said.

To me his are the actions of a man at the end of his tether with a system that he feels is unfair and is keeping him away from his children. His children Ken.

Anyhow Ken, if spidy is putting everyone at so much risk why have the police

decided to reopen the roads around Tower Bridge

I always thought that the closing of the bridge was an over reaction and it seems that the police now agree. Or has the crane, the man or gravity suddenly changed to make the situation safer than it was when the desperate Mr Chick decided to make the climb?

UPDATE: Melanie Phillips throws her hat into the ring:

But this problem is far broader and deeper than flouted contact orders. The whole justice system is institutionally biased against men and marriage. It is driven by an extreme feminist agenda, which stretches from the humblest family lawyer through the politically correct Law Commission to reach all the way up to government and the senior reaches of the judiciary.

UPDATE (7:30ish pm): The issue has just been discussed on Channel 5 news where the particular piece was introduced with the news that Mr Chick has come down. The newsreader stated that 98% of court cases end up with the custody going to the woman. Are we really saying that only 2% of men are capable of bringing up their children?" to which an invited expert said something along the lines of "No, no we can't say that. It's clearly an issue that needs addressing." I would say that Mr Chick has shown what direct action can do to highlight an issue. Ken, no doubt, is fuming.

Posted by JohnJo at November 5, 2003 12:13 PM | TrackBack