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Pirahna wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:48 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:03 pm I found Savile and Rolf Harris repulsive at first (TV)sight, around 1963.

That’s the extent of my paedo-dar though. I quite liked Gary Glitter!
There was an interview a few months ago with the Police officer who headed up Yewtree, he said that there is someone out there who is implicated but essentially untouchable (unlike the victims). A person so close to the hearts of the public that only when dead would their misdeeds have any chance of become known, even then it's likely that the cover up will continue.

Thankfully I’m not under suspicion then. No right-thinking person holds me close to their heart.
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Potter wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:14 pm
demographic wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:42 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:07 pm

So, Starmer didn’t “not prosecute” Savile; he just didn’t prosecute Savile.
Ant didn't prosecute Savile either, and nor did I. Did you?
We need to know the answers to just exactly didn't prosecute Savile, I bet there's a whole world full of people guilty of that one.
Where's my crayon dammit, I'm gonna write into GB news about this.
As Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer was the most senior public prosecutor in England and Wales and responsible for leading the CPS.
The CPS failed to review the case properly and failed to prosecute the most prolific child abuser and rapist the UK has ever seen.

Now he may claim he didn't take part in the actual decision, but he presided as DPP and CPS, it was his job to make sure procedures were robust and policy was suitable.

As the most senior person in an organisation it's on you if your department fails. It's piss poor to take the salary for being the top man, and then crying it's not your fault when the department fails.

Wheres that from, looks a bit daily mail to me petal.
Link?
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Yeah you all watched savile on the telly and you loved his jolly antics

If it was so obvious why didn't you do anything?
Because you were watching him talking about touching girls on Through The Keyhole and lapping it up.
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ZRX61 wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:52 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:48 pm There was an interview a few months ago with the Police officer who headed up Yewtree, he said that there is someone out there who is implicated but essentially untouchable (unlike the victims). A person so close to the hearts of the public that only when dead would their misdeeds have any chance of become known, even then it's likely that the cover up will continue.
That rules out politicians then... My money is on David Attenbollocks
Don't read too much into it, the police aren't very bothered about accuracy when throwing accusations around.
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ZRX61 wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:52 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:48 pm There was an interview a few months ago with the Police officer who headed up Yewtree, he said that there is someone out there who is implicated but essentially untouchable (unlike the victims). A person so close to the hearts of the public that only when dead would their misdeeds have any chance of become known, even then it's likely that the cover up will continue.
That rules out politicians then... My money is on David Attenbollocks

Was he shagging underage wildlife?
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DefTrap wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:28 pm Yeah you all watched savile on the telly and you loved his jolly antics

If it was so obvious why didn't you do anything?
Because you were watching him talking about touching girls on Through The Keyhole and lapping it up.
I wrote to him asking for a go on a drag racer motorbike like the Imperial Wizard.
So not only did I not realise the meaning of the term Imperial Wizard*, the actual danger of be top fuel drag bikes in general I also didn't understand that I was asking a proper deviant to facilitate my request.

**KKK connotations there, as a kid I missed it.
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demographic wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:57 pm
DefTrap wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:28 pm Yeah you all watched savile on the telly and you loved his jolly antics

If it was so obvious why didn't you do anything?
Because you were watching him talking about touching girls on Through The Keyhole and lapping it up.
I wrote to him asking for a go on a drag racer motorbike like the Imperial Wizard.
So not only did I not realise the meaning of the term Imperial Wizard*, the actual danger of be top fuel drag bikes in general I also didn't understand that I was asking a proper deviant to facilitate my request.

**KKK connotations there, as a kid I missed it.
You would have had more luck asking for a ride on a hot rod.
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“Please fix it for my paralysed little sister to have her tank filled with Savile spunk.”
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How much truth in this?....

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The Captain Tom thing? Yeah, the charity took a HUGE chunk out of the donations. The charity set up and run by his family...

But then I guess they weren't expecting it to make millions and once it did, it became a lot more di££icult to manage... :lol:

It's a cheap trick. Bill Gates has been telling everyone how amazing he is giving $20 billion to charity. Then you discover he means giving it to "the Gates Foundation". No surprise who owns that charity and who benefits from the extreme tax dodge.
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Screwdriver wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:28 pm The Captain Tom thing? Yeah, the charity took a HUGE chunk out of the donations. The charity set up and run by his family...

But then I guess they weren't expecting it to make millions and once it did, it became a lot more di££icult to manage... :lol:

It's a cheap trick. Bill Gates has been telling everyone how amazing he is giving $20 billion to charity. Then you discover he means giving it to "the Gates Foundation". No surprise who owns that charity and who benefits from the extreme tax dodge.
and don't forget the 5g nanobots he puts in the covid vaccines.
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As the truth about the efficacy of these vaccines, the side effects and the excess deaths starts to become public knowledge, I'm just glad I didn't bow to the extreme pressure. There were just too many lies about the whole shit show, largely coming from Fauci and his determination (then and now) to stop any investigation into the origins of this man made bio weapon. Plus of course the heavy handed punishment for anyone who dared resist having a newly developed, mRNA vaccine which isn't actually a vaccine (it is of course a DNA modifying agent which triggers an immune response as opposed to a weak shot of the real thing).

Never mind, there will be another one along any minute now.
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Screwdriver wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:28 pm The Captain Tom thing? Yeah, the charity took a HUGE chunk out of the donations. The charity set up and run by his family...

But then I guess they weren't expecting it to make millions and once it did, it became a lot more di££icult to manage... :lol:

It's a cheap trick. Bill Gates has been telling everyone how amazing he is giving $20 billion to charity. Then you discover he means giving it to "the Gates Foundation". No surprise who owns that charity and who benefits from the extreme tax dodge.
Clinton Foundation... Collected HUGE donations when it was expected she would be POTUS & then quietly disappeared when Trump won.
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Screwdriver wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:40 pm As the truth about the efficacy of these vaccines, the side effects and the excess deaths starts to become public knowledge, I'm just glad I didn't bow to the extreme pressure. There were just too many lies about the whole shit show, largely coming from Fauci and his determination (then and now) to stop any investigation into the origins of this man made bio weapon. Plus of course the heavy handed punishment for anyone who dared resist having a newly developed, mRNA vaccine which isn't actually a vaccine (it is of course a DNA modifying agent which triggers an immune response as opposed to a weak shot of the real thing).

Never mind, there will be another one along any minute now.
Fortunately there isn't any evidence for any of this, so hopefully being a windbag and suggesting folk don't get vaccinated when there is another pandemic won't lead to many deaths. Although the Darwinist in me wonders whether it might not be a good thing.
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The drawing that led to a 13 year old Russian girl being put into a care home, and her father being sentenced to 2 years in prison for anti-war posts on social media.
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I don't think Ukraine is much more tolerant of things like that but at least they aren't trying to pretend it isn't a full blown war.
FWIW there's more to it than just the drawing.
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Mmmmmmm, so it turns out that the Guardian was built on slavery.....interesting given that the paper and it's readers often celebrate victim culture. Hmmmm.
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Ant wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:45 pm Mmmmmmm, so it turns out that the Guardian was built on slavery.....interesting given that the paper and it's readers often celebrate victim culture. Hmmmm.

IIRC there's also something about the ownership being in a trust and thereby avoiding taxes.
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BBC wrote:The number of homes available to rent in the UK has fallen by a third over the past 18 months.

The sharp drop in the number of listings has helped drive up rents for new tenants by 11%.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65090846
Has anyone changed their mind about strangling the BTL market being a good idea?
I was a long term renter, I'm certainly glad I don't need to do that any more.
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Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:40 am
BBC wrote:The number of homes available to rent in the UK has fallen by a third over the past 18 months.

The sharp drop in the number of listings has helped drive up rents for new tenants by 11%.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65090846
Has anyone changed their mind about strangling the BTL market being a good idea?
I was a long term renter, I'm certainly glad I don't need to do that any more.
Yup. Landlords get a rough deal. We rented out properties in UK and the tenants were always happy.
We made some good dosh, but helped folk along the way.