How much did government whips know about allegations of MP’s child abuse and where are the ‘dirt books’? (video)

In former Tory MP Michael Dobbs‘ novel, House of Cards, chief whip Francis Urquhart uses the dubious personal information that party whips gather on MP’s to blackmail them into complying with the government’s (and his own) agenda. Dobbs’ (fictional) account describes …

Why Elizabeth Butler-Sloss must not lead the national inquiry into organised child abuse (video)

All three of Theresa May’s appointments to lead the British government’s child abuse reviews can be criticised on the grounds of a perceived lack of independence.  However, the choice of Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss is especially dubious given the clear need to gain …

Theresa May has carefully chosen a ‘sound’ chair for the review (of the review) of missing home office child abuse documents (video)

Theresa May has announced two more reviews into child abuse in the UK which can now be added to the pile of more than a dozen reviews or inquiries being run by the home office, the NHS, various police forces, …

David Cameron accused of putting self-interest ahead of public interest with his “patronising attitude” to child sex abuse survivors

In an open letter to the prime minister, Peter McKelvie, the whistleblower who prompted Operation Fernbridge (the Scotland Yard investigation into allegations of a paedophile network with links to Downing Street) and author of the Spotlight On Abuse blog, alleges that …