Bump into a senior Lib Dem in Bournemouth who (without prompting) brings up our coverage of David Steel/ Cyril Smith and the Independent child abuse inquiry.
‘It’s all in the past’, he says.
Err not for the kids who were abused.
‘It’s all in the past’, he says.
Err not for the kids who were abused.
A reminder of one of our investigations:
VIDEO: @joswinson says David Steel is back in @LibDems after controversy over paedophile MP Cyril Smith because:
🔹There was a (non-independent) inquiry.
🔹Steel 'clarified' his comments (but Swinson doesn't know how).
*This* is why abuse survivors don't trust the establishment.
🔹There was a (non-independent) inquiry.
🔹Steel 'clarified' his comments (but Swinson doesn't know how).
*This* is why abuse survivors don't trust the establishment.
Scottish Lib Dem leader @willie_rennie can do all the wacky photocalls he likes, he rushed through an investigation into Steel under discredited system weeks before it was scrapped.
-Steel said he 'assumed' Smith abused children
-Didn't act
-Later nominated him for a Knighthood
-Steel said he 'assumed' Smith abused children
-Didn't act
-Later nominated him for a Knighthood
The UK's leading abuse lawyer Richard Scorer says @joswinson's comments are 'very poor and misjudged' and this 'looks like another cover up':
'Lord Steel covered up child abuse & celebrated the abuser with a knighthood'.
Ex-MP Simon Danczuk exposed much of Cyril Smith's abuse in his brilliant disturbing book 'Smile For the Camera':
Ex-MP Simon Danczuk exposed much of Cyril Smith's abuse in his brilliant disturbing book 'Smile For the Camera':
NEW: '@joswinson has sent a very poor message to victims of child sexual abuse... victims will see this as yet another cover-up'.
Abuse lawyer @Richard_Scorer criticises @LibDems handling of David Steel/ Cyril Smith case. He says they should have waited until @InquiryCSA report.
Abuse lawyer @Richard_Scorer criticises @LibDems handling of David Steel/ Cyril Smith case. He says they should have waited until @InquiryCSA report.
