Keir Starmer to launch grooming gangs inquiry that will make witnesses testify

that’s really interesting, thank you. It explains some things about him that have niggled me.

Miah had been telling his followers it was designed to further the cover-up rather than expose it. In a sense, anyone who followed Miah had been primed to dismiss Newsam and Ridgeway’s work before they had even put pen to paper, which they duly did.

this tactic is now commonplace everywhere. We will certainly see it with this enquiry. It’s clear that it now has to happen as there is so much distrust in past and current ongoing investigations.

Unfortunately I’m starting to think the purpose may end up being as much around establishing the truth about the councils and professionals who did do their best in order to protect them, as much as the victims and protecting future victims.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a terrible idea that just kicks the can years/decades down the road and costs hundreds of millions?
We've had an enquiry, it took seven years and cost £200 million and produced 20 recommendations. Have they been implemented I wonder? I would much, much rather tell police to investigate cold cases, encourage victims who didn't get justice to report to police. Give police the power to investigate the people who covered up or dismissed victims (including police officers who did this).
Ffs, no more talking, we all know what happened, action is what's needed.

*fromorbit *that sums up my impression too.

I came across him a few years ago and found the info about the financial issues and the interminable and impenetrable run-ins and infighting between local politicians, what seemed like a lot of smoke and mirrors.

On the other hand, the trail did lead me to videos of Oldham Council meetings. These were pretty shocking and I was not impressed at all by Sean Fielding. Joshi Herrmann, Founder of The Mill, has written a virtual hagiography of Fielding in his 2021 article about Miah, so I am not too sure about his objectivity either.

https://manchestermill.co.uk/the-poisoning-of-oldham-politics/

Given the above, I have ignored Miah's recent output.

I spent too much time following up his earlier writings plus writings about him, trying to work out what could be substantiated and what was actually relevant. Life is just too short to go down that rabbit hole again.

It is a job for an investigative journalist from completely outside all the local shenanigans and politics to explore. That is something that I would definitely be interested to read.

I have come across Miah. I am a bit suspicious of his claims, he seems to be tied into local Oldham internal politics, and maybe be publicity motivated. When I dug around came across some interesting elements from his background he doesn't mention. Take a look at this article. However he claims to have this huge dossier of evidence relating to Oldham so if he does now is the chance to turn it over to the enquiry. He refused to do it before for another enquiry which is suspicious. If he does have real information then why not share it? Yes people have been targeted because they wanted to say the truth, but a lot of women with more to lose have have taken the risk.

https://manchestermill.co.uk/elon-musk-thinks-there-is-a-hidden/

This needs to change:

"Of course, it is one of the biggest weaknesses of the public inquiry system: it is wonderful for establishing truth and so on, but the big weakness is that there is no provision for structured monitoring of whether action is taken or not, and verification of that action as part of the whole system afterwards."

Professor Alexis Jay CBE, Chair, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Home Affairs Committee
Oral evidence: Implementation of Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, HC 616
Tuesday 21 January 2025

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/22869/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p1UaSLx-6EI

Is anyone following Raja Miah on this story? He’s been blowing the whistle for years, but has had no interviews on mainstream media. I don’t know whether the story is too hot for them to handle, or whether they think he’s lying (or a loony). I’m inclined to believe him, but I know my instinct ain’t evidence… Anyone know him or any insight on him?

I also hate that its called grooming.

Grooming makes you they have these young girls i a powder pink room sat in front of an 1990s argos style vanity mirror and these creeps are behind them giving their hair 100 brush strokes with a sliver plated paddle brush instead of the reality which is drugging, raping, torturing and terrorising them and then firebombing their families homes when they try and get their daughters away from this scum.

Rachel Reeves failing to inspire respect or confidence when asked simple question by Trevor Philips.

https://x.com/SkyNews/status/1934157146280653303?t=n5JDdE5cAA1rsUuIXnacXA&s=19

The most important thing is not people’s hurt feelings about how they’ve been spoken about’

@TrevorPTweets presses Chancellor @RachelReevesMP on whether the government was wrong to dismiss calls for a grooming gang inquiry as misinformation.

Human traffickers as well. They moved those children around the UK for others to rape.

Yes one of the social workers went to the wedding of one of the victims, who had been coerced into marrying one of her torturers.

And was happening during and after the publication and implementation of The Victoria Climbie Inquiry: report of an inquiry by Lord Laming through statutory means, i.e. The Children Act 2004. Fucking hell.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-victoria-climbie-inquiry-report-of-an-inquiry-by-lord-laming

Yes - rape and torture gangs.

And not just police but social workers too! These people were responsible for children's safeguarding. It's bloody disgraceful and you'd be forgiven for thinking this attitude was buried back in the Victorian times but here this happened in the 2000's.

Every police force that described girls between the ages on 10 and 16 as prostitutes, should hang their heads in shame, and be required to apologise publicly to the victims.

Reform pulling the strings here, he’s shit scared and rightly so.

We need name and shame of any complicit bleeding heart fuckwit who enabled this.

Fucking finally.
Has Kier been pushed off the fence by Reform...?

It’s quite offensive they are still being referred to as ‘grooming’ gangs. The rapes were horrific -they should be referring to ‘rape’ gangs.

He resisted implementing a national inquiry for as lonng as he possibly could get away with, referring to those calling for one as jumping on the far right band wagon. So does he now see himself as part of this band wagon?

Here's the very video you called for:

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1876240897333207483

Does this mean Starmer is now of the "far Right"?

And little trumpet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ew9jnj2p1o

Its quite clear Labour wanted to silence this. They have no choice now because of the casey review and because of Reform.

I guarantee the report will not be concluded until after the next election. Didn't all Labour MPs vote against one?

Two minutes ago Labour used far right and dog whistle for anyone asking for this.

Their hypocrisy is too much. Agree with pp it’s due to Reform pressure.

that’s really fucking concerning