Westminster sexual abuse scandals

[agricola]

Yeah but its just solid black and I can only find it on the Guido website so I'm not going to bother linking to it.

That at least makes sense, as one would think Shapps would be easy to detect that way.

 

[killer b]

The Sun has Fallon breaking cover to admit he fondled Julia hartley-brewer's knee on the front page tomorrow. So that's cabinet member number 1...

 

[agricola]

The Sun has Fallon breaking cover to admit he fondled Julia hartley-brewer's knee on the front page tomorrow. So that's cabinet member number 1...

Its Fallon, in the Sun, and what he admits to is ancient and towards the minor scale of things. Its just them trying to kill off stories that are much worse.

 

[Dogsauce]

Surely there will be something on Johnson, or is he an honourable philanderer?

 

[killer b]

Its Fallon, in the Sun, and what he admits to is ancient and towards the minor scale of things. Its just them trying to kill off stories that are much worse.

Or Fallon getting it out in a friendly publication before it leaks in an unfriendly one.

 

[elbows]

They can use that case for their agenda because of this:

Julia said she did not feel like she was a victim of a sexual assault, and found the incident nothing more than “mildly amusing”.

 

[lazythursday]

This story could be the Sun fishing for worse on Fallon. Put his name out there linked to harassment and see if other accusations come forward.

 

[DotCommunist]

is he going to fall on his sword?

sorry

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

This story could be the Sun fishing for worse on Fallon. Put his name out there linked to harassment and see if other accusations come forward.

Fallon getting ahead of much worse accusations against others, possibly? A risky strategy, he's caught het, knows it, and thinks his fondling will be forgotten in the rush?

 

[tim]

Michael Fallon hits the news this morning for repeatedly touchingJulia Hartley Brewer's leg 15 years ago.

Fallon 'touched journalist's knee'

 

[Fingers]

Fallon getting ahead of much worse accusations against others, possibly? A risky strategy, he's caught het, knows it, and thinks his fondling will be forgotten in the rush?

I think so. He has form. This looks like a dead cat to me, aided and abetted by JHB.

 

[Fingers]

Wonder when it is Boris' turn?

 

[Dogsauce]

The press like 'Boris'. The dirt they have will also be worth much more once they've nudged him into power, they're not going to spaff it out yet when there's other targets available.

 

[Pickman's model]

Surely there will be something on Johnson, or is he an honourable philanderer?

How many jobs did he lose for mendacity?

 

[killer b]

By all accounts Fallon isn't even on the list, which surely must leak today.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

The press like 'Boris'. The dirt they have will also be worth much more once they've nudged him into power, they're not going to spaff it out yet when there's other targets available.

The press aren't a a unified front. That list is out there and the names will come out soon enough - if he's on it each paper will want to be the one to break it. There's not going to be any mutual agreement to hold off.

 

[Dan U]

Fawkes blog naming Damian Green as the Minister who is top of the list

Westminster Works Out Who is Top of Tory Sleaze Spreadsheet - Guido Fawkes

 

[elbows]

By all accounts Fallon isn't even on the list, which surely must leak today.

I'm afraid there is no surely about this.

 

[elbows]

Fawkes blog naming Damian Green as the Minister who is top of the list

Westminster Works Out Who is Top of Tory Sleaze Spreadsheet - Guido Fawkes

Ah so we are going to have the drip drip game. Which is probably based on many factors such as some details already being in the public domain.

 

[killer b]

I'm afraid there is no surely about this.

Every political journalist in the country has a copy. It won't be long.

 

[elbows]

Every political journalist in the country has a copy. It won't be long.

I know but I'm used to the games that happen even when we know the press all know something. For various reasons including the legal and other forms of pressure, they often feel the need to play tedious games to get stuff out there, and sometimes it doesn't happen at all despite 'everyone' knowing.

 

[killer b]

someone will pastebin it sooner or later is all.

 

[elbows]

I note that God failed to tip off the compilers of the Tablets list of leading lay catholics in advance. A list that was published less than a week ago, oops.

Damian Green, First Secretary of State, tops The Tablet 100 this year. In second place is Baroness Hollins (pictured), a professor of the psychiatry of learning disability and an adviser to Pope Francis on safeguarding, followed by Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham.

Brendan Walsh, editor of The Tablet (pictured), says: "This is more than just a list of interesting people doing interesting things. Some are well known for their faith commitment; some wear it more lightly and tentatively. But there are important values held in common, a shared sensibility: a protectiveness towards the dreams of others, and perhaps the understanding that how the cards fall in this life is not all that matters."

Damian Green tops The Tablet 100 list

 

[Kaka Tim]

Fawkes blog naming Damian Green as the Minister who is top of the list

Westminster Works Out Who is Top of Tory Sleaze Spreadsheet - Guido Fawkes

leading remainer in the cabinet and key may allay - might explain the enthusiasm for this story from the murdoch press. I mean, you would put money on johnson being on a list of likely sex pests - but apparently its tumbleweed on that front.

And nice bit of anti sisterhood from the vile hartley brewer - reinforcing the notion that being sexually assaulted is just a bit of fun because it was (supposedly) all ok when it happened to her.

 

[elbows]

That at least makes sense, as one would think Shapps would be easy to detect that way.

The current Sun version doesn't have that column as one solid black block. And less redactions elsewhere, and some names.

 

[butchersapron]

I like the way it says 'tory MP' for a an internal tory audit.

 

[agricola]

I like the way they still have blacked out Whittingdale's name, even though you can clearly see the entry that relates to him.

 

[Teaboy]

Its an odd list. Given there is stuff on there which is a bit 'so what?' (the last one for example) it makes you wonder how much of the other stuff is much if anything. I suppose it makes sense as a whips list of things they want to hold over people but in that case how bad does your behavior have to be to get onto that list?

 

[classicdish]

Its an odd list. Given there is stuff on there which is a bit 'so what?' (the last one for example) it makes you wonder how much of the other stuff is much if anything. I suppose it makes sense as a whips list of things they want to hold over people but in that case how bad does your behavior have to be to get onto that list?

Is this a whips list or a list put together by researchers and staff?

 

[elbows]

Its an odd list. Given there is stuff on there which is a bit 'so what?' (the last one for example) it makes you wonder how much of the other stuff is much if anything. I suppose it makes sense as a whips list of things they want to hold over people but in that case how bad does your behavior have to be to get onto that list?

I don't think this was so much a whips list as a hastily compiled list of anyone that could face attention in the wake of Weinstein focus on harassment etc.