'Number 10 link to paedophile ring'-Press association

[kweggie]

'There is "clear intelligence" suggesting a historic paedophile ring may be linked to Downing Street and a former prime minister, MPs have been told.

Labour MP Tom Watson alleged a member of a notorious group was connected to a former No 10 aide'

Am I the only one who thinks I may have been living my who;e life in a parallel (decent)universe.....
how much more sleaze is going to emerge......I'm shocked

[somebloke123]

Well I think it's the "no 10 aide" that's significant here. Much speculation on the Guido Fawkes blog.

There has in addition been various stuff with a nautical angle - whether to place any credence on it I just don't know.

[AnyaKnowIt]

From Tom Watson

[edam]

Well, we know Savile was linked to at least one PM, he spent every Christmas at Chequers for years when Maggie was in charge. And her govt. put him in charge of Broadmoor as well, bizarrely.

[noddyholder]

There were rumours about JS procuring boys for a senior politician from jersey

[noddyholder]

Who gave him the keys to Broadmoor? Was it KC?

[ledkr]

God so depressing feel as if we are surrounded by pervs

[donnie]

fucking hell noddy - I know who you mean by KC. OMG!

[Sunnywithachanceofshowers]

My mind is blown by all of this. Gah.

[buzzgirly]

This is all so unbelievable - how much more awful stories to come out? Between this, the Saville/BBC and the Hillsborough cover up - I am feeling really uneasy about that whole time period. It seems that so many people at the top of our country's biggest organisations just really didn't give a shit about anyone.

[kweggie]

Exactly buzzgirly. It feels like they are re-writing my youth-it makes me feel naieve. The adults we trusted are turning out to be monsters.....UGH

Two things worry me-one, is it all going to be centred on JS and the real 'players' will get away with it
two, IS IT STILL GOING ON? -to which you'd logically and sadly, have to say yes

[EdsRedeemingQualities]

Which is exactly why some people believe in so-called conspiracy theories such as the one about the US government being behind the 9/11 attacks.

There is so much we don't know.

[EdsRedeemingQualities]

My mother OTOH is convinced everyone is sinister. She told me she was living next door to a brothel a few years ago.

It was just a student house. I think

[ImperialBlether]

Is KC Ken?

[EmmelineGoulden]

Back in the 80s (possibly early 90s) I recall there being a brief flurry of reports about children's homes in Northern Ireland being used as a source of victims for senior political figures. A retired Chief Constable was supposed to be leading some kind of enquiry but later claimed to have been silenced.

Does anyone else remember this? Or have I confused some elaborate hoax with real life?

[kweggie]

wasn't it called Kingcora? (can't remember anything else)

[AnyaKnowIt]

It was the Kincora Boys' Home

[EmmelineGoulden]

Ahh thank you. Have just googled. Seems it wasn't quite as hushed up as I remembered, so may be not as relevent. But it made me very sceptical about the character of people in power and I don't think much has changed.

[donnie]

kweggie - "it fels like they are rewriting my youth" - that's how I feel exactly

[PrettyPrinceofDarkness]

I still believe most people are decent and kind.

Maybe power attracts a certain type of person. I really hope that tis is investigated properly, but given the names hinted at being involved I doubt that'll be the case.

[seeker]

It's awful. But naming people on a thread like this then saying "I'm not for one moment suggesting......." is how rumours start.