I admit to being surprised: Alfie Evans's father now confirms that the hospital, after leaving Alfie for over 24 hours without food, has graciously started allowing him food as well as water and some oxygen.
How long he will live remains to be seen, but kudos to his parents for their tireless advocacy, which resulted in his getting at least some basic needs met.
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Alfie's father has read a very strange note calling upon supporters to stand down, written in language quite unlike his own.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/did-alder-hey-force-alfie-evans-dad-to-read-a-hostage-letter-to-save-his-so
It is fairly clear that he did not write it, and some are, not implausibly, calling it a hostage note. In fact, there is much that the hospital could have threatened--withdrawing Alfie's food and water again, for example. A friend wrote this on Facebook. I copy with permission but without attribution:
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Posted by Lydia | April 27, 2018 9:01 AM
Your friend's closing question gets to the heart of what I was attempting to express above. The powers that be in the UK are terrified of what it will mean for them if Alfie Evans actually survives their attempt to kill him. You're right, Lydia, that at bottom it is about the jealousy and lust of power that is practically the defining feature of the modern state. But maintaining the docility with which ordinary people relate to it depends crucially on the state's (downright Czarist) pretensions not only of benevolence , but also of omniscience.
(Remember that almost parodically creepy poster they distributed for a while upon installing its CCTV cameras all over London? "Secure Beneath the Watchful Eyes," it read.)
Alfie Evans thriving under the care of anyone other than the state discredits it on both fronts.
Posted by Sage McLaughlin | April 27, 2018 11:07 AM