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how refreshing to see an express front cover without a story about health or global warming on it
how refreshing to see an express front cover without a story about health or global warming on it
Tom Symonds, a BBC correspondent, today raised the question about the timing of the two events - whether they were linked in some way - but didn’t attempt to answer it. However, it was obvious he thought they were.
how refreshing to see an express front cover without a story about health or global warming on it
Just saw him (or perhaps another BBC bod) on a recent bbc news channel bulletin. His explanation now is along the lines of 'loads of journalists are looking at all this stuff at the moment and churning different things up, be careful not to conflate the stories'.
As I guessed would happen, we are still at an awkward moment where all the related press stories, including Exaro ones, have not been merged into a complete picture, and so the silly games continue. And I continue to speak in riddles at times as a result.
Wasn't Jordan the one who got done for stealing knickers?
Mark Watts @MarkWatts_1 · 2h
Due @ExaroNews tmrw, inside story on why Met interviewed Lord #Brittan under caution over historical claim of rape. http://www.exaronews.com
The thread is too long to go back over and read all of it so apologies if this has already been posted.
Last night on the radio Edwina Currie was saying that perhaps resources would be better spent finding the paedophiles of today rather than going back 30 years to bring those people to justice.
The former leader of a pro-paedophile campaign group claims he stored material at the Home Office, according to an account seen by the BBC.
Steven Adrian Smith had clearance to work as an electrical contractor at the Westminster building in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he chaired the Paedophile Information Exchange.
The Home Office declined to comment on Smith, who was jailed in 1991 and 2011.
It said an inquiry into whether PIE received any public funds was ongoing.
A review last year found that 11 Home Office files from the 1980s relating to the Paedophile Information Exchange had been destroyed.
Often the things which would be criminal acts if you or I did them turn out not to be when they are done by people presuming to act in our best interests...Destroying those files is surely a criminal act? Let's hope someone knows who ordered it and speaks up.
Theresa May is to outline plans for a "wide-ranging" inquiry, led by an expert panel, into historic child sex abuse claims, the BBC understands.
The BBC's Nick Robinson said the inquiry would look at claims covering the government, the NHS and the BBC.
The inquiry would be held in public but evidence would not be given under oath.
The home secretary will also tell MPs about a separate review of whether her department failed to act on claims of a paedophile ring when they in the 1980s.
Mrs May's statement to MPs is expected at 15:30 BST.
The home secretary is also also set to announce a review into public bodies and their duty of care towards children.
But when asked if the “toxic idea that politicians have been hiding this for a long time” meant a public inquiry was needed, Michael Gove told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that he disagreed.
As does Nick Clegg - Leon Britain's former boy-wonder.Whilst all around him are clamouring for a public inquiry Michael Gove "disagrees".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...oliticians-at-top-of-westminster-9587642.html
Ploughing his own furrow, but why? What possible objection could there be to an inquiry?
Danczuk is a Labour MP, but I see what you mean.A Tory MP says he was warned off:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...nge-Leon-Brittan-over-paedophile-dossier.html
Whilst all around him are clamouring for a public inquiry Michael Gove "disagrees".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...oliticians-at-top-of-westminster-9587642.html
Ploughing his own furrow, but why? What possible objection could there be to an inquiry?
What's with the 'not given under oath' bit?
2 things about that kind of attitude that are utterly sickening : First, the idea that there isn't really enough to go round to bring all abusers to justice. I mean, if not why not? Too much being pissed up the wall making sure Tory donors profit from the latest scam.
More importantly, it too easily belittles / overlooks the decades of ruined lives of victims of abuse longer ago, and the knock-on effects.
A Labour politician suspected of abusing children with a convicted paedophile allegedly tried to help him foster two young brothers.
The figure, later a minister in Tony Blair’s government, backed South London children’s home boss Michael John Carroll’s bid to take on the boys, a new witness claims.
Now talking about a wide ranging enquiry covering the NHS, bbc and westminster. Sounds like a long drawn out process that allows them to say - "lets wait for the results of the enquiry" for the next three years.
There needs to be an immediate, no holds barred criminal investigation into the whole kiddy-brothels-for-the-establishment cesspit - not just the perpetrators - but also including those who enabled it and covered it up.
Steve Messham said Mr Hague had "questions to answer" over why a public inquiry by Sir Ronald Waterhouse was restricted under terms of reference laid down by the then Welsh secretary.
Mr Messham believes that Sir Ronald's three-year inquiry would have unearthed evidence of high-profile figures abusing children in collusion with care home staff had it not had such a narrow remit.
Earlier this week, David Cameron announced a review of Sir Ronald's inquiry following claims by Mr Messham on the BBC's Newsnight that a high-ranking member of the Tory Party was among his abusers.
Mr Messham, 49, claimed he was raped "more than a dozen times" by the politician when he was 13 years old.
The politician in question, who is still alive, has vehemently denied the allegation, and said he had only been to Wrexham, where the rapes are alleged to have taken place, once in his life.
That's from two years ago. Search this thread for Waterhouse for more details.It's all going off today..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ifled-1996-paedophile-report-says-victim.html