‘Scapegoating’ of fathers is unfair

IN his article on the London riots Fergus Finlay (Opinion, August 16) makes accusations against other ‘opinion formers’, John Waters and Kevin Myers, that could more accurately be directed against Mr Finlay himself.

In addressing the issue of fatherless families he advocates ”... a national determination to chase and incentivise the missing fathers, who haven’t been driven away but ..... have chosen to abandon their responsibilities”.

In doing so Mr Finlay is ‘scapegoating’ and ‘targetting’ one group of hate-figures — the very thing he accuses Mr Waters and Mr Myers of doing.