Abbott-Thompson is the only son of the Labour MP and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson, who divorced a year after his birth following two years of marriage. District Judge Jane McIvor granted Abbott-Thompson bail yesterday ahead of a further hearing at Wood Green Crown Court next month. Welfare families in the African-American community also may not imbue a work ethic in the children thereby hampering their chances in a society like America where a persons success is determined in large part by the effort they put into life. Although I can be as polemical and partisan as the next man, I thought in this case some balance was required. Abbott, who revealed that a number of Tory MPs had approached her since returning to parliament to express their distaste at the tone of the campaign, said the Labour party had considered legal action at one point. Distraction tactics. Diane Abbott at the Labour Party's manifesto launch Hartley-Brewer then laid into the Labour politician's defence of Ms Abbott. Long ago when I was the warden of a Hall of Residence my students reported to me that one of their number, whose dope smoking they had been happy to overlook, had dropped acid and had had to be restrained from trying to fly down a stairwell. Abbott argued the Tories had failed to understand what a Labour vote was. But recent trends to later fatherhood would tend to remove the S gene. And she called on Mays Conservatives and parts of the media to really examine the type of politics they had practised in the campaign, warning that relentless negative attacks against her personally risked putting young black women off politics. 22:21 GMT 22 Apr 2020. She said that she was in her campaign office when the exit poll dropped, saying we all kind of caught our breath. Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers imply some major shockers in the land of Genoa City. From discharge to Life Imprisonment, depending on which category of assault (there are 6) with a rough average of 4 years. People with type 2 diabetes using medication can be prone to hypos if they fail to eat food regularly, which can cause dizziness and confusion. Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under 'pathway' to help vulnerable refugees theguardian.com Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under scheme to help vulnerable refugees The most recent reading of which was Sakis (as HH Munro given the way theyve run the alphabet) contributions of which that was one. Maybe he misheard that Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote. Twas never gonna happen, because were dealing with two different tribes with different values and patterns of behaviour. Definitely no cultural reason why single black mothers cant raise decent kids despite going to the wall for them. Ah, yes an elderly black woman crying on the telly. marr[ied] in 1991. Hah! He was sent to an independent school, thereby sparing him the culture of the racism of low expectations of Black Britons that has been created by the Left dominated teaching unions in State schools. Thank you for the background info on him. Poor bugger. In my experience theyve always had to follow the Code for Crown Prosecutors (I think there is now a Code for Private Prosecutors, also), which sets out a two stage test: 1) is there a realistic prospect of conviction, 2) is prosecution in the public interest? THE son of Labour MP Diane Abbott appeared in court yesterday over an alleged string of attacks on NHS staff and cops. These charges are notoriously garbled. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. philip, Ken beat me to it, but my anecdotal experience supports his comment. Forbes magazine's extraordinarily arrogant contributor Tim Worstall Jeremy Corbyn. Diane Abbott's son had crystal meth delivered to her home when she was Shadow Home Secretary, a court heard yesterday. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. in the first place might be worth an inquiry. I never understood why the defendants never defended themselves on the basis that, yes, I did indeed say hes a woggy c**t, but thats just because I wanted to offend him, not because I have anything against worthy oriental gentlemen. I can remember from my own undergraduate days how suddenly marijuana appeared and how, without exception, all the early users I knew were people (mainly male) who were already discernibly a bit potty. James Adam Abbott-Thompson was arrested outside the Foreign Office on Friday (November 29) DIANE ABBOTT'S son has been accused of assaulting two police officers in an incident which took place . The Beeb is, instead, running a story about John Major missing watching the UKs only Gold Medal in the Atlanta Olympics to watch cricket as if it was his duty to know in advance which medals we should win and fly 5000-odd miles to congratulate winners in person. I thought the NHS had a zero tolerance policy on staff intimidation and assault or does that only apply to people whose parents arent defenders of the NHS? You and your offspring have been lucky, but there are a lot of children who are not. Diane Abbott Understanding of high rates of schizophrenia in some ethnic groups may be enhanced by an exploration of protective factors. Diane Abbott MP - Wally Of The Week 2021 - The Steeple Times Feb 24 Government has completely failed in its obligations to Afghan refugees. When I lived in Bucks my next door neighbours had been missionaries in Africa for years and their 2 sons had lived there as well. So why aren't we all talking about Diane Abbott's son? Find your friends on Facebook. Diane Abbotts son was in court yesterday after being charged with a string of violent offences including allegedly beating up police, emergency workers and doctors as well as exposing himself in a hospital. Asked if it felt like the most vicious general election campaign she had ever experienced, Abbott said yes and added that she was disappointed that May as a female leader would oversee it. I put it down to the weirdness of his parents, but then Im not qualified. But he threw it all away because of his involvement with Meth. If the lad has had a breakdown, how long before someone in The Guardian suggests that its a result of living in our horribly racist society? Perhaps given his subsequent predilection for nibbling coppers and hospital staff, he may have planted his incisors into Her Majestys Ambassador rather than the Ferrero Rocher. Just follow the success sequence: get the highest level of education that you can. The next day he set upon another policeman. in 1992, before divorcing in 1993, @ dearieme and Jim Indeed his Mam looked like a mental case in the two mismatched shoes photo so it may be a family thing. The police dont like to get involved in charging people with known mental health issues. Abbott-Thompson is the son of Ms Abbott and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson, who divorced a year after his birth. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to resign over interview blunder Diane Abbott's son 'had crystal meth delivered to 1.2m home' Abuse of illegal drugs is no mitigation. Diane Abbott stands to give her maiden speech and make history as the first black woman ever elected into the House of Commons. But when told they were not present, he flew into a rage with workers who called the police when he refused to leave. We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders. More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. Ms Abbott made Jonathan Aitken, the former Conservative cabinet minister who served a prison sentence for perjury, her sons godfather, after she worked with him at Thames Television in the 1980s. Lead Correspondent | David Clews is the Lead Correspondent for UNN, with over 20 years of political/campaigning experience and a wealth of social media and communication skills David gets to the heart of what is really important to the real people of the UK. In her first detailed comments on the controversy, she told BBC One's This Week programme: "Private schools prop up the class system in society. Once a black boy is lost to the world of gangs its very hard to get them back., She told the BBCs Andrew Neil: West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.. Particularly significant factors appear to be the combination of isolation and exclusion, both within society (living in areas of low ethnic density and reduced participation in society) and within the family (family break-up and paternal separation). Thank you for your kind commendation. Diane Abbott was supposedly the one to make the 999 call relating to her son threatening her with a firearm. Young & Restless Unearths Jeanne Cooper's Last Words to Her Soap Family I despise Dianne Abbotts politics and her race-baiting but like you I agree that she did the correct thing by sending her child to a private school. Oh man. Police were first called to then shadow home secretary Miss Abbotts 1.2million home in Hackney, East London, on July 26 last year. After arriving it was officers who found evidence of crystal meth use in Abbott-Thompsons room. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. The next day he set upon another policeman. In my experience, Ken, mens rea has never been a primary consideration of prosecutors. I am doing that now and I feel ready to get back to work.. Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail Get married. Who is Diane Abbott? Everything You Need to Know In December 2019, readers asked us about reports that claimed that Diane Abbott, a prominent Labour MP in the U.K. and the . Any other suggestions? Diane Abbott's son admits assaulting two police officers The son of the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has admitted spitting at one police officer and biting another after being refused entry to a government building in central London last November. Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. Has the troubled young man had a positive male role model during his formative years? Of course one could argue that the genetic tendency to mental health issues is what draws them to drugs in the first place, so the argument is a bit circular. Mens rea, the guilty mind, being irrelevant to the jurys deliberations in such circs. Thanks, an interesting read and obviously an under researched area and it looks like a combination of factors and would make uncomfortable reading in some quarters, especially the link to family separation: CONCLUSION The details of the letter are private and cannot be published. BiG? I have personal experience of this the brother of a good friend has been sectioned multiple times after behaving erratically in public and/or breaking the law, he has never been charged with anything he did, which includes once driving while under the influence of drink and drugs the wrong way up a dual carriageway (fortunately no one was injured). Biological or genetic susceptibility do not appear to explain high rates of schizophrenia in black Caribbeans. There was one which was a mashup ad which made it sound as if I supported al-Qaida. Theres probably complex reasons for his behaviour. Diane Abbott, in full Diane Julie Abbott, (born September 27, 1953, London, England), British politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. Diane Abbott, Labour . He must wear an electronic tag and obey a curfew. Plus, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) will propose to Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters). Dianne Abbott | Page 308 | Army Rumour Service on "Full Mental Jacket Diane Abbotts son gets sectioned after string of Meth-fuelled violent attacks. Details of the shocking case can be revealed for the first time after Abbott-Thompson pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. Instead psychosis seems to be the preferred euphemism nowadays. She seems to have always tried to do the best by her son, even when it has been to her disadvantage (she must have known that agreeing to send him to private school would undermine her political credibility, but she did it anyway). It appears that whatever demons that were inside Abbott-Thompson were amplified and made worse by Meth. Having Diane Abbott as your mother may be considered a mitigating factor in a simple case, but carries less weight with offences at three hospitals and the FCO itself. He is alleged to have gone on the rampage violently attacking nine people including five emergency workers, two of whom were assaulted on the same day. The wages of hypocrisy are, in this case, worse than not bothering in the first place, and that is a moral lesson worth publicising. On that note, as an adult James alone is responsible for his behaviour. Among those other things was something incredibly precious to the Young & Restless family: "A sweet message from Jeanne [Cooper].". As the Conservative party angrily dismissed her criticisms of their campaign, Abbott insisted that she was managing her condition and felt ready to return to work. He got a job in one of the Great Offices of State and seemed to be given an overseas posting quite swiftly, something his Cambridge University education would have helped him achieve. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28,. Diane Abbott's son was in court yesterday after being charged with a string of violent offences including allegedly beating up police, emergency workers and doctors as well as exposing himself in a hospital. Mr Abbott-Thompson, who previously worked at the Foreign Office, was charged with two counts of assaulting an officer as well as a public order offence. Eh, I dont think theres much political juice in slamming Diane Abbotts lunatic son. BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Abbott speaks out on school row Were fighting a war with our hands tied behind our backs, voluntarily. The last assault on a hospital worker is said to have taken place just two days before Christmas. It felt terrible, it felt awful you felt you were in a kind of vortex as I became aware of what was happening the Facebook ads, the Tories name-dropping me for no reason., The Conservatives angrily rejected Abbotts accusations. He then sunk his teeth into an officer who was trying to detain him under the Mental Health Act. Youve got to be really bad to get sectioned these days. The last assault on a hospital worker is said to have taken place just two days before Christmas. The alleged attacks took place over the last six months at three London hospitals, the Homerton Hospital in Hackney, the Royal Free in Hampstead and Mile End Hospital in Tower Hamlets. Also for haranguing Finnish/Nordic NHS nurses for being too white and refusing their care. Damian Green, work and pensions secretary before his post-election promotion, told the Guardian in an eve-of-poll interview that the Brexit vote had burst the dam of party loyalty, freeing lifelong Labour voters to back the Conservatives a widely-held view in Tory high command that saw Theresa Mays bright blue campaign battle bus tour one safe Labour seat after another. We arranged to all meet up for a chin wig, after the meeting I complemented the mother Barry Gardiner claims Diane Abbott's 'long-term illness' behind car People named Diane Abbott. A while ago, back in December 2019 to be precise, this blog covered the story of Labour MP Diane Abbotts son who was arrested for among other things, biting a police officer. My Social Media Links https://linktr.ee/wgapIntro Art By Discord Member John Bridges Youtube Members Wre cked Nicola SpindlerSue Wilkinson Presi. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. James. Meth addiction is horrible. Lawyers acting for the Labour front-bencher wrote to this newspaper after it approached her for comment. Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) / Twitter Tim may be wrong about stuff, but ..that, ultimately, makes up for his beating squirrels to death for a hobby, Tim Worstall a horrid man who is anti-minimum wage among other repugnant things Socialist News. Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/, Islamic Girls School asks girls about menstruating habits if they fail to attend prayers, Trial hears how teachers in Telford failed to protect Grooming Gang victim. She was an ambitious girl and very early on decided to work towards getting the best education that she could. Abbott-Thompson had formerly enjoyed a meteoric rise within the Foreign Office after joining Diplomatic Fast Stream in 2014. Its pretty unlikely that his mother is responsible for (1); its even conceivable that her role in (2) is less disgusting than that of her co-conspirators. She has previously expressed her concern in parliament over assaults on police officers and other emergency workers and complained that for too long police victims of violence have felt like second-class victims. IE a person who had something of a genetic tendency to schizophrenia might not develop it, if they didnt hoover up industrial quantities of drugs, especially weed. By For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, James Abbott-Thompson, 28, faces 11 charges including nine assaults, James, who must wear an electronic tag and obey a curfew, is the son of Labour MP Diane Abbott, Diane Abbott says she would support the Labour Parties position to 'abolish private schools' despite sending her son to one, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). James Abbott-Thompson was remanded in a mental hospital for assessment following a six month binge on Methamphetimine that appears to have completely wrecked Mr Abbott-Thompsons life and his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Questions at tomworstall.com we can answer: Why arent we all talking about Diane Abbotts son? The allegations made by his mother were not part of the case as she did not pursue charges. Mild symptoms (grandiosity, visions, impetuous aggression) may even have helped prehistoric young males to get laid. Yesterday the Cambridge graduate appeared at Thames Magistrates Court in Bromley-by-Bow. Revealed: The violent rampage of Diane Abbott's diplomat son Plus, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) will escape to the Abbott cabin. We did contemplate taking legal action, she said, adding that they decided it would only make her more of a target. I quote loosely from memory. Was her performance in the campaign a result of ill health? , To paraphrase Trotsky (real name Lev Bronstein): You may not be interested in Identity Politics, but Identity Politics is interested in you.. Below psychosis there is then a hierarchy of conditions all the way down to undiagnosed, non-specific personality disorder, with things like Aspys, depression and PTSD (thats quite a biggie, actually) along the way. But my feeling is that these things do not come out of the blue the signs will be there from a young age. Whether that obtains here is another matter. Do things that raise the morale of your troops, and dont do things that lower it. If mens rea ever entered the fray, it was because the CPS reviewing lawyer concluded that mens rea would be difficult to prove and therefore there was no realistic prospect of conviction. Whats the most likely outcome of that? He appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday, 2 December. She said she was ready to serve in Corbyns cabinet if asked to return, saying there were gaps for the leader to reach out to other wings of the party but said it was right to keep the current shadow cabinet in place. If he was just mental, hed have been quietly sectioned. She said: "Are you implying that she has some sort of long-term. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. Another explanation could be that the social stigma of mental illness in society, and the black Caribbean community in particular, means theyd rather face criminal charges than admit mental health problems? Diane Abbott's son charged after biting and spitting at - Metro Abbott-Thompson, from Hackney, was bailed to appear at Wood Green crown court. After two and a half years in London, he was stationed in the British Embassy in Rome and was appointed as the First Secretary for Exiting the EU. I imagine its to do with duffing up a chaps property because you dislike his race. Doesnt mean you have to be a bow-tied pushover, just means you need to pick battles that you can win, with winning being defined by demoralising the baddies and making the goodies have their tails up. Why you can trust Sky News. But she hit out at the relentless attacks against Corbyn, Labour and her, claiming that she felt as if she was in a vortex as it dawned on her that she had been chosen to be singled out for targeting by the prime minister and the Conservatives chief strategist. In my experience neither the rozzers nor the CPS are, past a certain point of criminality, interested in making nice and humane and on this occasion, I do not criticise them for that (theres plenty else we can stick the boot into the bastards for). Ms Abbott spoke about her son during a TV interview when she was running for the Labour leadership in 2010. Diane Abbott on her decision to send her criminal son to a private school: " [It was] indefensible and intellectually incoherent." "I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school, but I'm the only one who's questioned about it." On parenting: diane abbott son sectioned Then have children. Diane Abbott (Bryant ) See Photos. Diane Abbott Profiles | Facebook perioperative theatre technology entry requirements / how to check word count on powerpoint 2020. Young & Restless's Black Knight is used to getting his way when it comes to wheeling and dealing in big business heck, he gave himself the name Victor because it stands for 'victorious' and when it comes to nabbing control of Tucker's McCall's company, we've seen him acting uber-confident in recent weeks. Copyright 2023. Diane Abbott - Wikipedia He appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Monday and is next due to appear at the City of London magistrates court on Feb 7. Diane Abbott Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party. Three of his victims were female. Clearly I was part of Lynton Crosbys grid, she said. Years past by & I was back in the UK, & I met up with my sons mother. George Gross, defending, said: The defendant proposes to indicate not guilty pleas.. DIANE ABBOTT'S son was arrested after he was accused of assaulting a police officer last week. As for his parentage, I understand that a better man said That is my misfortune, not my fault. He went on to help advise Britons living in Italy about their rights after Brexit. Diane Abbott has signed a deal to write her memoirs, telling of how a "bespectacled little girl" would go on to make history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK . Do you have a working hypothesis/theory of the case? Not his mother (or indeed his father). Welcome to Fahrenheit211. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months.