did the mcanns get special treatment by some because they are doctors

[Lace]

How many Britons abroad have had direct contact with Prime Ministers and other higher government officials ?

Can I ask you Stephen who rang who?    Did Gerry or Kate McCann get straight onto the phone to Gordon Brown?   As a matter of fact it was one of the friends who rang someone else to even get them on Sky news?

If they had contacts as you say they did,  then why didn't Gerry McCann get straight onto the phone to Gordon Brown?

I believe the Prime Minister got in touch with April Jones family too.

[stephen25000]

Can I ask you Stephen who rang who?    Did Gerry or Kate McCann get straight onto the phone to Gordon Brown?   As a matter of fact it was one of the friends who rang someone else to even get them on Sky news?

If they had contacts as you say they did,  then why didn't Gerry McCann get straight onto the phone to Gordon Brown?

I believe the Prime Minister got in touch with April Jones family too.

The contacts with  Blair, Brown and co., have been admitted.

Do you have a cite for the Jones family ?

[G-Unit]

Yes,  that's true ferryman,  reading the messages to him you would think he was the messiah himself.    Yet, he committed perjury,  drank whilst driving his children around and wrote a book whilst still employed as a Police Officer.     He loved the attention his book give him,  signing autographs and mingling with fans as if he was a rock star.  Bought himself a flashy car and a glittery earring,   the McCann's did none of this but for some reason they are accused of 'living as celebrities'   when the only time THEY went to be interviewed was to raise awareness about the disappearance of Madeleine.

Does it annoy you? It sounds like it does.

[slartibartfast]

Yes,  that's true ferryman,  reading the messages to him you would think he was the messiah himself.    Yet, he committed perjury,  drank whilst driving his children around and wrote a book whilst still employed as a Police Officer.     He loved the attention his book give him,  signing autographs and mingling with fans as if he was a rock star.  Bought himself a flashy car and a glittery earring,   the McCann's did none of this but for some reason they are accused of 'living as celebrities'   when the only time THEY went to be interviewed was to raise awareness about the disappearance of Madeleine.

Very off topic.

[Lace]

Sorry!!!

[Lace]

How about being visited by the British Ambassador the next day?

The next day?   are you sure?

I know Gerry McCann asked the Foreign Office for help,  that would be down to them surely,  not the fact that Gerry is a Doctor.

[Lace]

The contacts with  Blair, Brown and co., have been admitted.

Do you have a cite for the Jones family ?

I can't remember where I read it,  or if it was the Jones family or another family will have to do a bit of digging.

Anyway,  it depended on the Prime Minister at the time,  you can hardly say it was because Gerry was a doctor can you,   Gordon Brown rang Gerry not the other way round.

The whole idea that the McCann's had special treatment is in my mind ridiculous they were made Arguido's for goodness sake.

[Alfred R Jones]

The McCanns are especially reviled because they are doctors, middle-class and "should have know better".   poor dumb working class folk are almost expected to behave in this way by the chattering classes on social media and so don't come in for nearly as much criticism, IMO. 

[carlymichelle]

The McCanns are especially reviled because they are doctors, middle-class and "should have know better".   poor dumb working class folk are almost expected to behave in this way by the chattering classes on social media and so don't come in for nearly as much criticism, IMO.

a  shocking post  reported  working  class dont leave their children like the mcanns  did  i suggest everybody report that  goading and insulting post

[Mr Gray]

a  shocking post  reported  working  class dont leave their children like the mcanns  did  i suggest everybody report that  goading and insulting post

didn't your parents leave you

[faithlilly]

The McCanns are especially reviled because they are doctors, middle-class and "should have know better".   poor dumb working class folk are almost expected to behave in this way by the chattering classes on social media and so don't come in for nearly as much criticism, IMO.

The McCanns are reviled because they left three small children alone in an unlocked apartment. They would have been reviled for this no matter what class they were or indeed how they earned their weekly crust.

[carlymichelle]

The McCanns are reviled because they left three small children alone in an unlocked apartment. They would have been reviled for this no matter what class they were or indeed how they earned their weekly crust.

exactly it is not acceptible in  any  class

[John]

When my kids were small they would go out with us to the entertainment each evening and simply fall asleep in their buggy.  I for one would never have dreamt of leaving a young child alone in a holiday apartment no more than I would have left a valuable camera or a wallet but then maybe things have changed since the 80's?  Any thoughts guys?

As has been posted many times, Brits seem to leave their common sense at Passport Control!

[faithlilly]

When my kids were small they would go out with us to the entertainment each evening and simply fall asleep in their buggy.  I for one would never have dreamt of leaving a young child alone in a holiday apartment no more than I would have left a valuable camera or a wallet but then maybe things have changed since the 80's?  Any thoughts guys?

Being responsible for the safety of your children is not a fad or a mindset that changes with the decades It is a duty unaltered by time or circumstance and should be all that matters to a parent.

[Mr Gray]

When my kids were small they would go out with us to the entertainment each evening and simply fall asleep in their buggy.  I for one would never have dreamt of leaving a young child alone in a holiday apartment no more than I would have left a valuable camera or a wallet but then maybe things have changed since the 80's?  Any thoughts guys?

As has been posted many times, Brits seem to leave their common sense at Passport Control!

I've done both and so have many others...wouldn't do it now though