ourmaninthenorth – Member
Butler-Sloss stands down….
Which actually, as far as justice goes, isn’t a great thing. She’s an exceptional judge and, given her record, entirely suited to running a victim-lead enquiry.
I agree.
But her brother is named in the allegations.
Also a good point imo is just how homophobic Thatcher and her cabinet were.
Section 28 which was enthusiastically introduced by Thatcher and her Tory cabinet was a particularly nasty piece of homophobic legislation.
So it turns out that while top Tories were denouncing homosexuality at their party conferences afterwards they relaxed by shagging young male prostitutes.
Got any proof that individual MP’s said one thing and did another? Perhaps those with a touch of the lavender about them weren’t making speeches denouncing it?
Rhodes Boyson, also named in the allegations is the first one who sprang to mind after reading that.
He seemed to blame everything on homosexuality.