In between the murky mists that are dancing in my brain – every now and then I get a light bulb moment.
It seems like I have been fighting this mental health thing for many years now – I am tired, mentally tired, and I just want a peaceful existence, but I realise that this is never going to happen now.
You may have read about my infamous embroilment with an armed drugs gang and my fight for justice.
The criminal case took five months before the Police realised that I was indeed an innocent party in what went down.
The litigation case against the Police took seven long years of constant delays and denials from them (even though there had been a Police Standards investigation which found three Police Sergeants guilty of Misconduct) before a settlement was reached.
But by this time, and due to the fact that the Newark Advertiser and the Mansfield Chad had published that I was involved in this crime, we, as a family, had had to flee from the village for our own safety.
There was as well, the Blidworth Neighbourhood Watch Organisation (which I have since been reliably informed – don’t exist???) who jumped on the publications and downloaded this information onto their webpage (again, even though they don’t exist!!!)
The only way we are going to rebuild our lives is to get the offending publications and articles removed – with my innocence proclaimed……simples???
So off I trot to the Parish Council Meeting with my supporting paperwork tucked under my arm. When it is my time to speak, I am met with oohhs and aarrrs and they will look into things for me.
A few days later, the Parish Clerk Clare Brettel emails me and says the Neighbourhood Watch (which doesn’t exist) are using an app called Tapatalk.
All Tapatalk are interested in is not that I am innocent, but what violation they have committed. I will update you on this later.
The Mansfield Chad, and the Newark Advertiser are not interested in giving me an apology for only publishing part of the story – and because of this, the aggression that we faced (We were on priority 999 in the end)
The Chad eventually removed the publications as a gesture of good will – Ay? The Advertiser just removed the publications, and all I got from them was a threat from Head Reporter Dan Churcher (that knocking is my knees, and not because it is cold)
In desperation I turn to the IPSO (Independent Press Standards Organisation) to get the two Newspapers to update on the damaging articles they had written. I drew their attention to the Editors Code which highlights the standards like right to family life, privacy, not misleading the public, public interest etc etc etc.
After all we have been through wouldn’t you say that this was a simple and much needed request?
I thought, in my stupid way of thinking, that this would stop the sale of white pillow cases, the shadowy figures and the silent phone calls…..wrong…wrong…wrong.
Do you know what – this Editors Code is not worth the paper it is written on – in fact, it is so cracked, it would cut your bum if you used it for toilet paper ( re the outside toilets in the late 50s)
I get a series of emails from IPSOs Jonathan Bell & Todd Stammers (Systems Handlers, no less) stating that as the articles were published over twelve months ago, basically they are not interested.
It doesn’t matter that this was published (incorrectly), but until one month ago has been in the public domain for nearly ten years. – Response from IPSO – Nothing -not interested.
That I had been threatened by Dan Churcher – Not interested
The damage this is doing to my family – Not interested
The Newspapers being in breach of the Editors Code & Standards – Not interested.
I ask my self(s), as I am seriously unwell – What the hell is the point of having a standards organisation when clearly they don’t give a flying toot about how Newspapers are operating?
My other self says to me, lets have a little bet – Lets say that the IPSO are a load of incompetent nincompoops that couldn’t give a damn about the everyday man or woman. Especially if there is a shade of colour of the skin involved.
I have sent an email offering my web page site details to Jonathan Bell from IPSO to ensure that there is no confusion about my humble opinion of them.
Its a case of lets write a list of what standards SHOULD be, but in reality, there are no standards – free for all, do as you like, sell as many papers as you can.
My other self says let see if this provokes a response from the IPSO, lets see if we be asked to remove our “hurtful” opinion of them?
We’s can then use the absolute privilege line and ask for, and expect the nine years or so timeframe before this post is removed – then it will be removed “as a gesture of goodwill”
I am sure that these dealings with the IPSO has caused me to lose even more brain cells than I already have (that makes about four left) – what an absolute waste of time and energy they are.