Neil Fenby
neilfenby.bsky.social
Neil Fenby
@neilfenby.bsky.social
Reposted by Neil Fenby
Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Suella Braverman tells LBC that Italy have "built a wall" on the "land border between Italy and Turkey" and insists that "I've been to see it"
January 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Whitby Abbey looking suitably blood-drenched this morning.
December 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Exactly this. It literally *can’t* cross the minds of many people who’ve spent entire careers working hard to cultivate connections & develop sources that roughly half of their of their once-valuable contacts have gone completely mad. (And I say this with some sympathy. They have little choice.)
I’ve wondered why super-rich owners keep pushing right-wing bias in their papers, since they no longer reflect or drive public opinion (if they did, the Tories would have won the last election). I think it’s that they’re still paid attention by MPs/journos/BBC. And maybe they’re a comfort blanket
this kind of obviously biased headline is so frustrating when MSM is fighting for credibility

1) New Year’s Honours list is nominated by public not by political leaders

2) Khan has won three elections so the average Londoner clearly doesn’t think he’s a failure
December 31, 2024 at 10:56 AM