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fedsron2us

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14. This story was lost in the happy clappy days of the first Blair government

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:53 AM

Nov 2012

All the political parties were happy to connive at the muzzling of the press just as they had been when Lord Boothby was threatened with exposure in the 1960s and the Labour party agreed a cover up to protect Tom Driberg who was also likely to be implicated in the scandal. However, the issue it is back with a vengeance now particularly as a lot of the UK population are not on love with the establishment at the moment. With so many internet forums and Twitter leaking the names of some of those involved then they are going to struggle to contain it this time.

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BBC covered up a second 'national treasure' child abuser known as Uncle Dick, claims Corporation vet [View all] dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

I didn't need to Google. The name was a giveaway to everyone of my age! non sociopath skin Oct 2012 #1

Graham Greene got very close to the uncomfortable truth about the exploitation of children fedsron2us Nov 2012 #6

Child abuse is too often condoned, and this was even more true in the past LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #2

A long article in the LRB, including 'Uncle Dick' and others from the 50s muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #3

Fascinating... oldironside Nov 2012 #4

Muggeridge was a notorious womanizer in his younger days fedsron2us Nov 2012 #5

It sounds like... oldironside Nov 2012 #7

You obviously dont know many womanisers fedsron2us Nov 2012 #8

Referring to last night's Newsnight are we? T_i_B Nov 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author fedsron2us Nov 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author fedsron2us Nov 2012 #16

lol dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #17

Maybe it was Thatcher herself dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #11

Here is an extract from a 1997 Guardian article on the North Wales child abuse scandal fedsron2us Nov 2012 #12

I think that on this occasion dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #13

This story was lost in the happy clappy days of the first Blair government fedsron2us Nov 2012 #14