Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

We Want To Grieve.

A real journalist from German Radio got a bit of a duffing up by the British tabloids. But she was the first to ask the question I, and I think many other bloggers wanted to ask one of the members... Read more →

Who are behind the Madeleine Fund?

I've just spent a quid at Companies House. Yes, you've guessed it the details of the Madeleine Fund- or to be more precise " Madeleine Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited." Number 06248215-are available. The Company is Registered at the... Read more →

Kerching- Kerching- More Deposits in The McCann Bank.

As more and more cash pours into the pockets of Team McCann, I see that they are off again. This time to Berlin and again in a private jet. And tonight they will appear on BBC's Crimewatch, together with their... Read more →

The McCanns. It's Still the Money Stupid!

It's nice to see the MSM eventually extending their critical faculties towards the McCann junketing. YUK! Here, Theo Dalrymple in the Telegraph wipes the floor with former Detective Superintendent Albert Kirby about the effectiveness of the grotesque media circus following... Read more →

More on Clarence Mitchell's Role

Here, I mentioned that I had e-mailed the Central Office of Information, to try and find out more about this former BBC employee. I have just received a reply which is described as confidential and copyright-bugger that. Apparently Mitchell is... Read more →

The McCanns- Who's Paying ?

Sir Philip Green got his knighthood from New Labour "for services to the retail industry", even though he chooses to pay his taxes in Monaco. He owns a 12 seater Gulfstream and, according to this, it will be used to... Read more →

Madeleine- Unsupervised=Unnecessary Suffering?

I've no idea what legal provisions apply in Portugal, but in the UK, the Children and Young Persons Act provides that parents can be prosecuted for wilful neglect if "they leave a child unsupervised in a manner likely to cause... Read more →

So what's Clarence Mitchell doing here?

A couple of times I've spotted a familiar face directing the crowds and apparently protecting the McCanns as they make their regular public appearances. Here is a photograph from Sky News of the very same Clarence Mitchell accompanying Mr McCann... Read more →

The Madeleine Fund- Who's in Charge?

OK, I must be getting too cynical and perhaps too critical of these McCanns. Peter Harvey asks pertinently who's looking after the money paid into the Find Madeleine fund. Although the website gives a company registration number unfortunately a search... Read more →

It's the Money Now!

It was only a matter of time before the the McCanns and their mouthy relatives started a Fighting Fund to pay for the extended holiday at the Mark Warner Resort and the costs of publicists. At the moment the saturated... Read more →