Theres probably some sort of inverted victimhood poker stretching from: White working class male with short hair: zero warnings. But when I heard in 2003 that she'd taken her 11-year-old son James out of the state education system and sent him to the 10,000-a-year City of London School, I was gobsmacked by her hypocrisy . 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Ms Abbott told the two men succinctly why she was leaving the future Labour leader: "It's hard to have a relationship with someone who doesn't come home for two weeks." Mr Corbyn reportedly. Currently youre being described as Labours token candidate, which, considering youve been an MP for well over twice as long as all the other leadership rivals, is an insult on many levels. But my feeling is that these things do not come out of the blue the signs will be there from a young age. In the end youre coming from a culture where whatever you can do for your children you do. He then beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital a few days later, and later assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. and Ms Abbott made Jonathan Aitken, the former Conservative cabinet minister who served a prison sentence for perjury, her son's godfather, after she worked with him at Thames Television in the 1980s. At the age of just 27 he was working alongside the British Ambassador in Italy advising the British Consul and representatives of the British community in Italy about their rights post Brexit. We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders. Questions at tomworstall.com we can answer: Why arent we all talking about Diane Abbotts son? He went on in October to expose himself at Homerton Hospital. By What gets me about this case is that Abbott-Thompson had been given every advantage in life that could have been given to him. On November 29 Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and asked to see a welfare officer. He was slightly bipolar and OCD (not unusually so for a techie :)) when I knew him, but apparently had a bad breakdown nothing violent, just mad schemes for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers and so forth. By Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail, Published: 22:03 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 22 April 2020. Exactly what we dont need. Abbott's parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. Diane Abbott (Diane Julie Abbott) was born on 27 September, 1953 in Paddington, London, United Kingdom, is a British Labour politician. Assuming that this is schizophrenia, for which this is about the right age, the FCO probably gently gave him the boot as he began to go off the rails. George Gross, defending, said Mr Abbott-Thompson intended to enter not guilty pleas to all the charges. Ed Sheeran tells NYC court he'll QUIT music if he's found guilty Could a hormone spray reignite your love life? this sad affair has been weaponised in scummy rags like the Sun, the Daily Mail and The Telegraph.Far from honorably being ignored.Ive worked on psychiatric wards.assaults on staff are extremely common,including sexual (groping, removing clothes).its extremely rare for charges to be brought. But she later defended her decision insisting it had been the making of him,and saying: I was taught that you sacrifice everything for your child.. in the first place might be worth an inquiry. According to a court report from the Daily Mail, James Abbott-Thompson was reported to the police by his mother after he allegedly chased her around her house armed with a pair of scissors whilst claiming that he had a firearm in his dressing gown pocket. The attitude then adopted is that whilst it may be plain that the miscreant is off his rocker, it is for the defence to raise it, whereupon, if there is medical evidence that he is indeed away with the faeries, there is what is known as a trial of issue a somewhat farcical proceeding in which the miscreant or defendant who, by definition cannot instruct his lawyers or challenge the evidence against him, is assessed by the jury as having done or not done the factual thing alleged against him. The terrified MP called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. Diane Abbott's Son Faces Prison for Violently Assaulting Police and NHS Staff. The son of left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott has entered the fray over her decision to send him to private school and rejected claims she is a "hypocrite". Anti-psychotic medication seems to be ferociously powerful if, and its often a big if, taken by the afflicted. I cant even recall who came to clear up his belongings and Im pretty certain that I didnt meet his family. The diplomat has now pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period, Daily Mail reports. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Keep up to date with all of David & UNs work by linking up with us on our Social Media Channels by Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/. Here was a conviction politician from the Left whod attacked senior Labour figures for putting their kids in selective schools going one step further. Yesterday the Cambridge graduate appeared at Thames Magistrates Court in Bromley-by-Bow. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I actually posted on Abbotts son yesterday at my blog. Do you have a frinstance for those untutored in the ways of wrongdoing in the Age of Diversity? He appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Monday and is next due to appear at the City of London magistrates court on Feb 7. James Abbott, 12, rang a radio phone-in on Tuesday after it emerged his mother was planning to send him to the 10,000 a year City of London School, rather than a comprehensive. District Judge Jane McIvor granted Abbott-Thompson bail yesterday ahead of a further hearing at Wood Green Crown Court next month. Janelle Mone leads the worst-dressed list at the 2023 Met Gala in BIZARRE nearly-naked frock Boots and booty! Anyway, enough of this; I shouldnt have mentioned it. Three of his victims were female. DA Because there isnt much else to criticise me for. He also sank his teeth into a police officer before battering two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and four more cops as they desperately tried to detain him under the Mental Health Act in a "drug-induced psychosis". But obviously people from other cultures didnt see it that way at all. Diane Abbott's diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Even though I take the libertarian view that people should be free to get high if they wish but should be responsible about getting high, Meth does seem to cause immense problems with the users mental health. Final point. The next day, he erupted against another policeman and on November 29, the thug assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office. BR But youre now standing to be party leader at a time when education is such a massive issue, particularly with two public schoolboys running the country. Maybe the growth of Meth in the UK is down to the massive profits that can be made from producing and seling it. Its a small but perfectly-formed example of how constrained we are as we fight them for our civilisations survival. Or c**ts. I dont think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. BR But you criticised Harriet Harman and Tony Blair for sending their kids to selective schools then you went and sent yours to a fee-paying one? The most recent reading of which was Sakis (as HH Munro given the way theyve run the alphabet) contributions of which that was one. 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South Asians have experienced migration, problems with cultural assimilation, and sociodemographic disadvantage, and yet they experience only marginally higher rates of schizophrenia than those of the white British population. I wouldnt have to make the same choice today. DA Well it was intellectually indefensible. Is there any connection between him being the child of a single parent and his downfall? Putting her son in a far more exclusive school and buying him even better life-chances. The grey area between being criminally responsible and being a total nutter is very large indeed.. 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. DA Well its no more a problem than it is for Ed Balls who actually went to a public school. So, to be clear, the indictment would plead something like: Ahmed Smith-Scrote, on or about 19th August 2019, at Nelson Mandela Way, did poke on the snoot Kai Charburgundy-Osabanjo, and at the time of so doing, or immediately before so doing, was motivated in the said snoot-poking by hostility to Kai Charburgundy-Osabanjos race, namely Jedi. The last assault on a hospital worker is said to have taken place just two days before Christmas. In this race Id argue that if anything, with the exception of not having been a New Labour minister Im more qualified. Cambridge graduate Abbott-Thompson had been tipped for a top job in the Foreign Office but he became hooked on crystal meth while stationed in Rome. Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. 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. There was something odd about how he lost his fast-track FO job at the embassy in Rome heard rumours about it but nothing definite. Twas never gonna happen, because were dealing with two different tribes with different values and patterns of behaviour. Diane Abbotts son had crystal meth delivered to her home when she was Shadow Home Secretary, a court heard yesterday. But on the day when police took Abbott-Thompson from the Labour MPs home to nearby Homerton Hospital he attacked a second police officer and another man. 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. 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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. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28,. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. He also made a number of threats, wrecked a glass plaque and assaulted a third man. He then went on a drug-induced rampage, attacking nine police officers, doctors, nurses and security guards at various hospitals. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested outside the . and Miss Abbott locked herself in a room and Abbott-Thompson bit a police officer then tried to escape from an ambulance. Distraction tactics. And it sounds like the poor young guy has severe mental health issues so the temptation must be resisted and best wishes for a speedy, full recovery offered. Required fields are marked *. The police dont like to get involved in charging people with known mental health issues. Id waited a long time to ask Diane Abbott some questions. Because ultimately in their eyes its about doing the right thing 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). Charlotte is daddy's double! You want some of this? Another doctor was doused with a bowl of hot custard and later a canteen tray was used to hit a female therapist. Abbott-Thompson, whose Left-wing mother came under fierce criticism for sending her only child to the private City of London School, joined the Foreign Office in 2014. 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. If median onset is typically in your twenties I can see that historically the disease could have a genetic basis. The next day he set upon another policeman. The Daily Mail said: But on the day when police took Abbott-Thompson from the Labour MPs home to nearby Homerton Hospital he attacked a second police officer and another man. He went on in October to expose himself at Homerton Hospital. Ive been loyal to the party but not necessarily to the leaders. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He joined the Foreign Office in 2014 as part of its fast track diplomatic programme, and had been based in Rome, where he was working alongside the British Ambassador advising the British Consul and representatives of the British community in Italy about their rights post Brexit. I quote loosely from memory. I realised they were subjected to peer pressure and when that happens its very hard for a mother to save her son. Eh, I dont think theres much political juice in slamming Diane Abbotts lunatic son. +1 beat me to it on drugs bet hes a dope-head (and/or smack, crack) and his progressive mother approved, You may not be interested in Identity Politics, but Identity Politics is interested in you. The other major question is where is the major news broadcasters on this issue absolutely silent it seems. Black, male with important mother: Unlimited warnings or until the Daily Mail is likely to find out. 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. I appreciate the sentiments of those who want to differentiate between the travails of this poor wretch, and the political stance of his mother. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail Abbott-Thompson went on to attack another police officer and attempt to escape from an ambulance. And the doubling of her majority at the last election proves the people in Hackney, those who matter most to her, know that. 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. And they must have found that he was fit to be charged, otherwise hed have been sectioned. 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 terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28, threatened her by claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. It was just me throwing these options around in my head. BiG? Any other suggestions? He pleaded guilty in a remote hearing at Londons Wood Green Crown Court to carrying out 12 assaults as well as racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. Thats the answer to your question as far as decent folk are concerned but the Left in the media dont share our moral scruples, theyre just trading on them to spare one of their leaders and let the story die. Indeed, it may hardly have been a conspiracy at all perhaps it was just a case of The Left doing what comes naturally. Diane Abbott has accused the Conservative party of unleashing the most vicious and negative general election campaign in her memory, expressing her disappointment that a female prime minister. He took the Meth and in the space of six months went from man with a lot of promise to a burnt out mentally ravaged husk of a person. I have had to deal with two undergraduates who suddenly showed symptoms at about age 21 they were dreadful episodes. She was an ambitious girl and very early on decided to work towards getting the best education that she could. More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. DA Id done a lot of work on how black boys underachieve in secondary schools so I knew what a serious problem it was. The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. In a 2016 Commons debate, which she had requested, she told MPs: All assaults on the police are unacceptable, and we will discuss how to address them. Her son, James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested outside the Foreign Office in Whitehall following the altercation with an emergency worker. Id also throw in foetal alcohol syndrome as an occasional factor, plus skunk although, as Jim says, that bit can be rather circular. Im glad she stood for the leadership. Any other suggestions?. People on the left thought were not surprised that Blair and Harman did it but we dont understand why Diane Abbott did it because shes one of us? Yes. About 20 minutes ago I was reading that quote.. Having Jonathan Aitken as your stepfather cant help. Get married. Tom, BiNDI agree that the kid being a mental case is not likely his fault. On 4/28/2020 at 7:43 AM, hetrodoxly said: DIANE Abbott's son chased her with scissors and bit a cop in one of nine vicious attacks on emergency workers. 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Mr Abbott-Thompson attended the brief hearing at Thames Magistrates Court in east London on Tuesday but his mother was not in court. I found out a former work colleague (from a business with less than 10 employees, so we were reasonably close) had been sectioned. marr[ied] in 1991. 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. Its noticeable that his LinkedIn page, updated in 2019, shows no signs of madness. He has a long record of mental health problems, going back to childhood. The tennis legend debuts her new baby bump as she and husband Alexis Met Gala 2023 live: Rihanna finally arrives! So its quite possible that this troubled young Abbott is not psychotic but instead has one or more other afflictions as to which we may or may not sympathise in his apparent inability to handle them. A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order. 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). Understanding of high rates of schizophrenia in some ethnic groups may be enhanced by an exploration of protective factors. The former shadow home secretary stumbled over the . >More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Just follow the success sequence: get the highest level of education that you can. And I struggle with the thought that, while her public school-educated son is off to a top university, few, if any, of those black Hackney boys he left behind, will join him. Something went wrong, please try again later. Late onset ones, if his early civil service career is anything to go by. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. It's better to have a little sugar than any sweetener at all, says Gut Health Guru Dr Megan Rossi. The diplomat is then said to have chased her around her 1.2million home with scissors, claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown pocket. 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. Thats what the Left would have done if the Oxbridge-educated, privileged child of a non-Left celeb had treated NHS angels thus. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Police were called to her home in East London on July 26 last year to find Abbott-Thompson naked except for a dressing gown making wild claims of being raped by someone at the Home Office, and yelling at officers: Stop raping me.. On another occasion, he smashed a female nurses glasses, saying: Bitch you think you are white? The son of shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has been charged with assaulting two police officers during a disturbance at the Foreign Office. Supermarkets pull THOUSANDS of Cadbury dessert products over food poisoning fears, The pioneering heart operation that only takes an hour and doesn't leave a scar is performed on first Briton. Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. James Abbott-Thompson, pictured, pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. 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. Mr B, I dont think I ever did such a case. Lawyers acting for the Labour front-bencher wrote to this newspaper after it approached her for comment. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. Definitely no cultural reason why single black mothers cant raise decent kids despite going to the wall for them. James Abbott-Thompson may not have started out as a violent thug, but some flaw within his character from who knows where, sent him along the path to consume Meth and sadly for him hes forever going to be known in the future as that nutcase who bit police officers. Posted April 29, 2020. (2) While there seemed to be a decent chance that his mother would become Home Secretary he was accorded a disgraceful degree of privilege. Its also interesting to speculate as to why Abbott-Thompson thought he could get away with not becoming addicted to a substance that has ruined the lives of many others? Here was a staunch socialist who for two decades had stood up for the underdog and railed against privilege. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. 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? Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. I was a single-mother when I made that decision (she was married to her sons father, architect Richard Thompson, between 1991-93). A few days later he beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital, assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. Fashion disaster! Milord. The former shadow home secretary stumbled over the . The Cambridge University graduate, 28, was once tipped for the top in the Foreign Office.