Hello everyone - I guess this will be the last missive for a while - at least I hope so - and that Jannatul, Ishtiaque and Nazifa will have a bit of time to gather themselves before getting stuck in to more campaigning and building the legal side of their case.
I think the family are probably ready for visits from friends and supporters but I would phone ahead and check first. The Children have coped remarkably under the circumstances and although Jannatul was overjoyed to be back last night, she ia absolutely shattered and the walk from train to car was a slow one. She's still in a lot of pain and was full of pain killers when she arrived in Liverpool. Her speech was very slow and a little incoherent at times.She'll be in at Asylum Link briefly to say hi to the gang and then they'll be going up to the cemetery.
It's important to bear in mind that all the torment and expense of the last week (has it only been 7 days?) could have been avoided if the Home Office had acted with the minimum of compassion and practicality. This type of thing is replicated up and down the country every day and unless we are here to make a fuss about it, it'll be tucked away under the carpet and the public will go about their daily lives none the wiser. All I want is for people to begin to question the actions of the Government, who are after all, acting on their behalf. We live in a democracy and if people are happy with this sort of thing then it's time I packed up and moved away. However I think that the vast majority of people are completely unaware of the true nature of the Asylum System and are shocked when they see the effect it has on people like the Chowdhurys.
So.....................thank you all very much for the time, effort and support everyone has given to making this happen. There's a lot of hard work still to go but we wouldn't have got to this stage without everyone pulling together and standing up for what they believe in
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Circular by Ewan Roberts.
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