It's getting ridiculous. Yesterday my 7-yeear old daughter came home with a letter from her headteacher saying that her school were going to be tying yellow ribbons on the gates today and asking children to come in wearing something yellow in return for a 'donation' of 50p to the McCann's fund - which presumably will be used to pay their legal costs when they are charged with child neglect.

It's one thing trying to keep their child's situation in the public eye but it's another thing to try and manipulate other people's children - including mine - to do so.

I am fucking furious.