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Ahh the Longford committee's (unofficial, private committee) 1972 porn report. I havent studied it in depth yet but when looking through Hansards I was vaguely amused by Lord Shackleton.

I have read the Longford Report, which is more than most people, I think, in your Lordships' House have done. Some of my noble friends were put off by the cover; and the fact, it has been selling well in the Charing Cross Road I make only as a passing point and in no way as any reflection on Lord Longford.
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http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1972/nov/29/pornography-the-longford-report
 
dennisr said:
Wasn't he a leading member of the notorious Festival of Light - the 70's anti porn/anti gay movement led by Mary Whitehouse?
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not according to the wiki - its got the sainted Cliff and Malcolm Muggeridge as leading lights, along with the lovely Mrs Whitehouse...

can't imagine that Mary Whitehouse was keen on the displays of leering and noncery usually given by the 'DeeeJaays' on Top of the Pops.

Smashy and Nicey - actually, i think i recall a sketch they did which might be a bit close to Saviles bone...
 
King Biscuit Time said:
I wonder if the Savile situation has made any of those snooty authors who kicked off about being CRB checked before frequent school visits change their tune? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8153251.stm

Phillip Pullman, Anthony Horowitz, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo - I'm looking at you. No-one is above being CRB checked - doesn't matter if you think you're doing the kids a favour, or if you can't see how you might end up in a position where you've developed a position of trust with a child.
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Michael Morpurgo has large groups of children come to stay on his farm on a regular basis. Not to imply he's a nonce, he's a lovely bloke, but I would like to think he'd been background-checked already for his charity work rather than for visits to schools.

And IIRC you're allowed to work with kids without a CRB check provided it's only a few times a month and someone else with a CRB check is there too.
 
kebabking said:
not according to the wiki - its got the sainted Cliff and Malcolm Muggeridge as leading lights, along with the lovely Mrs Whitehouse...

can't imagine that Mary Whitehouse was keen on the displays of leering and noncery usually given by the 'DeeeJaays' on Top of the Pops.

Smashy and Nicey - actually, i think i recall a sketch they did which might be a bit close to Saviles bone...
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Tessaaaaaaa! also 1.41.

 
5live are reporting that allegations from an apparent victim at haut de la garenne are to be investigated.

That could open a few interesting lines of enquiry, if rumours are true.
 
kebabking said:
not according to the wiki - its got the sainted Cliff and Malcolm Muggeridge as leading lights, along with the lovely Mrs Whitehouse...

can't imagine that Mary Whitehouse was keen on the displays of leering and noncery usually given by the 'DeeeJaays' on Top of the Pops.

Smashy and Nicey - actually, i think i recall a sketch they did which might be a bit close to Saviles bone...
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Mary whitehouse's image doubtless attracted savile to her campaign because most paedononces would steer well clear.

it will be interesting to see what emerges when the sainted one is no longer in a position to sue.
 
where to said:
5live are reporting that allegations from an apparent victim at haut de la garenne are to be investigated.

That could open a few interesting lines of enquiry, if rumours are true.
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The allegation relates to the abuse of a ten year old boy.
 
A television actress has claimed Jimmy Savile groped her when she appeared on Jim'll Fix It at the age of 14.
Julie Fernandez, who starred in the BBC shows Eldorado and The Office, said Savile's hands "lingered in places they shouldn't" as she sat beside the presenter in her wheelchair.
The 38-year-old and other children from her Hampshire school were on the show after Miss Fernandez wrote to Savile.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19925372

The pictures arent getting any better either.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19930250

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The BBC is to launch two inquiries surrounding sex abuse claims made against Sir Jimmy Savile, director-general George Entwistle has announced.
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Any possible truth is rather buried by his tendency towards egomaniacal name-dropping and grandiose descriptions of his power and influence.
 
elbows said:
Any possible truth is rather buried by his tendency towards egomaniacal name-dropping and grandiose descriptions of his power.
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I think it might have been Last Word, of all things, the obituary show on Radio 4, that covered this. irrc it was ambivalent about him at best. Didn't mention any dodginess but did explore his legendary bullshitting abilities. He apparently did turn up at the Thatchers' one Christmas uninvited. He also thought of himself as a close friend of Princess Diana. Truth is that he had no friends at all.
 
he had no shortage of people willing to cover up and excuse his behaviour because he was famous and did lots of things for charity

did you see that louis theroux documentary where he hurt his leg and the first thing he did was ccall a photographer
 
frogwoman said:
he had no shortage of people willing to cover up and excuse his behaviour because he was famous and did lots of things for charity

did you see that louis theroux documentary where he hurt his leg and the first thing he did was ccall a photographer
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Then he phoned the hospital and said they'd better hurry up with his appointment because "I've given you quite a lot of machines".
 
Pickman's model said:
Not really, no.

Now, can you say anything meaningful about savile - after all, this is a thread about him
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To be fair it would be a first if he was to say anything meaningful about anything - I don't think I've ever seen him post about the topic being discussed on any thread - it's always pointless pedantic and more often than not personal swipes at other posters. I'm not sure there is any point to his continued existence to be honest.
 
SpineyNorman said:
To be fair it would be a first if he was to say anything meaningful about anything - I don't think I've ever seen him post about the topic being discussed on any thread - it's always pointless pedantic and more often than not personal swipes at other posters. I'm not sure there is any point to his continued existence to be honest.
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Your posts have much the same effect on me. That's because I don't read them.
 
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