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Wouldn't have a clue. I wasn't alive then. But even from my youth, todays society is seen to be much less trustworthy. You rarely see children playing in the street, or people leaving their front door open because you don't trust or sometimes even know the people that live around you. It's...

Out of interest, would you still leave a young child unattended for a long period of time in a holiday complex in todays society?

That's great. Fortunately, the worst case scenario doesn't happen very often. But if something had happened, in my opinion, you would've been partially responsible for leaving your children in that situation.

They were staying on a compound with hundreds of other people. Cleaners, security, managers would all likely have access to their room. With their level of supposed intelligence, they'd know that too. They left a three year old to look after herself and she has paid the consequences.

I agree that almost every parent would've lost contact with their child for a few moments. It's impossible to watch a child constantly and there are bound to be moments when you've lost track of where they are. That's just being human. But in my opinion, that is entirely different to actively...

Blaming parents for neglecting their children is fine in my book. At the very least, they are partially responsible. They had a duty of care to their child and failed.

There is a difference between leaving an 11 year old unattended and a 3 year old. Although an 11 year old would still be vulnerable to an intruder. Also, if people start using Michael Gove as a role model, there is no hope for man kind!

I'm not sure if you were implying that I was airing my suspicions as if it were fact. But as I said "Admittedly, I am one of those people that they know more than they're letting on about the incident and are hiding a big secret. It just never seemed to add up to me.", I don't think that I did...

Unfortunately, children go missing way too often. But I don't recall any case where the parents were in the limelight as much as the McCanns. Of course, that could be their plan to keep the case in peoples minds in the hope that it eventually helps it get resolved. But I feel a bit sick when I...