'Adam Wordsworth writes a comprehensive expose of the state-driven alienation of fathers from their children. While his initial motivation to write his book arose from his own experience of Family Court, he has successfully put passion aside and written a balanced and reasoned insight which argues the case for reform.
There are many nuggets in this book, such as the belief among politicians that there is a women's vote to be courted but not a men's vote, and that this has led to a bias in favour of women in legislation. He quotes Edmund Burke: "When...
With foreword by Thomas Moore.
'Adam Wordsworth writes a comprehensive expose of the state-driven alienation of fathers from their children. While...
For much of the eighteenth century British politics was dominated by the Whigs. In fact, this was true to such an extent that, although the government was made up of Whigs, so was the opposition. The term 'Tory' was still extremely pejorative, harking back to its origins as the Irish word for 'outlaw'. When William Pitt the Younger ascended to the office of Prime Minister in 1783 he was eager to distance himself from the dominant political party of the time. However, even he could not bring himself to adopt the label of 'Tory'. He spent the next two decades carving out a distinct (majority)...
For much of the eighteenth century British politics was dominated by the Whigs. In fact, this was true to such an extent that, although the government...
