Andy, an fellow Brit Blogger abroad, has had one or two hits on his web site as a result of potentially sinister search strings, especially in light of the atrocities in Madrid earlier in the week. As he points out, it is hard to know what to do when faced with search strings that seem to hint at criminal intent - is the searcher a homicidal nutter or a journo looking for background?
A quick scan through search strings that brought people to this site reveal that most folks get here whilst looking for information about Willliams Syndrome, PDAs and ultralight hiking. However, a few of those that are less mainstream include the culinary "curried goat recipe", the spooky "evil hand" and the far-from-specific "england". However, two hits were as a direct result of someone typing "child+cost+uk". Would that be a soon-to-be parent trying to work out whether they need to swap the two-seater for an MPV or a sex tourist paedophile on the prowl? Though it is tempting to believe it is almost certainly the former, who would really bet against the latter scenario being all too possible these days?
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