As many people have previously said about the UK, the country has literally gone to the dogs. It’s an old phrase, but a very apt one. The problem being that anyone who has a good job, owns his own home and pays his taxes is charged with paying for those that just can’t be bothered, or as my father always used to say “the sick, lame and lazy”.

The same is true of a father’s rights to see his children. If, as I do, a divorced father has a good job, car and owns his own house he is expected to pay for his own legal fees. He doesn’t get the benefit of the social workers fighting his corner and is treated as the enemy in the eyes of CAFCAS.

My niece on the other hand is a single mother. The father of her child is jobless, an alcoholic and has been treated for acts of violence. He’s what you might call a waster, someone you wouldn’t want left alone with your children. Thanks to the unique way the UK is run however he has a legal right to see he daughter, and my niece has even been threatened with going back to court if she doesn’t make her daughter available for him to see. He even has his own social worker turn up with him to ensure that he looks after the little girl properly.

All of his legal fees naturally are paid for by the tax payer, me and you.

Whereas I have no contact with my children. I have no social workers fighting for my rights. I have no legal aid. I have no courts looking sympathetically upon me.

Many times during the last few years I’ve thought that if I were jobless, homeless and were a violent alcoholic I’d have had regular contact with my children. The sad truth is, that’s entirely correct. The UK favours the scum of society and gives them rights beyond all others, whereas honest, hard working law abiding people not only have to pay for them, they forfeit their own rights in the process.

The UK is rubbish.

Clive Bellmore