..to think that Max Clifford is not a suitable person to head ......

[margerybruce]

....Children in Need - A man who knew an MP had had sex with two 14 year olds and did nothing about it.

[EldritchCleavage]

I see that Edam revealed himself/herself as a "hack" but I suspect given outrageousness of comments, that he/she is actually working for MC! (No, I don't think I'm being paranoid)

I profoundly disagree. I think Edam has spoken an awful lot of sense, none of which has been about defending Max Clifford.

[limitedperiodonly]

Wrote long reply but it's not necessary because I agree with eldritch.

Stop attacking the wrong target beside. You do yourself no credit.

[PoppyAmex]

BREAKING NEWS:

Iain Overton on Twitter:

Iain Overton ‏@iainoverton
If all goes well we've got a Newsnight out tonight about a very senior political figure who is a paedophile.

[Nancy66]

i saw that - sounds like a big, deflecting exercise by the BBC to me.

[EldritchCleavage]

Well, tweeting it is all very well, let's see if the lawyers clear it for broadcast.

[PoppyAmex]

Nancy I thought the exact same thing.

Want to bet it's a retired/irrelevant personality?

[twoteenagers2]

This is a debate regarding whether MC is an appropriate choice of PR ambassador for CIN which is why most of the comment is regarding MC. If you believe he is a worthy ambassador then tell us why (yes we all know, like JS, that he does alot for charity and this does wonders for his own PR obviously).

[margerybruce]

MrsJR - MB?

[limitedperiodonly]

Because Max Clifford is talking about alleged appointment that happened a year ago. Is there a comment from CiN? Why should they respond every time someone associates themselves with them? It must happen a lot.

No idea what his involvement was then or whether it actually happened and is still happening.

Talking himself up and getting people to believe he is indispensible is how Max Clifford makes money. He's doing it now.

[margerybruce]

Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick
The senior political figure due to be accused paedophile activity by BBC tonight tells me that he still hasn't heard from them for response
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1h Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick
"Senior political figure" due to be accused tonight by BBC of being paedophile denies allegations + tells me he'll issue libel writ agst BBC
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[claig]

'ML: and you must be inundated with different people looking to you for help

MC: Protection, every day...

ML: How do you choose which ones to help and which ones to....

MC: I suppose it's kind of a time situation. It's how much time you've got. I'm patron of children's hospices, I'm a patron of several children's charities, I'm an ambassador for children in need, people come to you all the time with all kinds of...you do what you can.'


www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/pmprivacy-max-clifford.shtml

[Mrcrumpswife]

Blimey, even the side stepping Daily mail have printed about Newsnight

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226833/Jimmy-Savile-scandal-Senior-political-figure-outed-paedophile-Newsnight.html

[claig]

more likeley that only the Daily mail have printed about Newsnight, out of our newspapers

[Mrcrumpswife]

more likely that only the Daily mail have printed about Newsnight, out of our newspapers

You are probably right claig!

[claig]

You have to realise that unlike nearly every other newspaper in the land, the Daily Mail never sidestepped the swine flu leaked memo or the Rochdale affair, or Climategate or numerous other issues. No newspaper is perfect, but if you really want to know things that the others refuse to mention, then read the Daily Mail.

[NigellasGuest]

Claig, wasn't it The Times that highlighted the Rochdale story?

[claig]

Yes, good point, but the Daily Mail and Telegraph did a good job following it through, along with others.

People have wised up that they are being lied to and spun by professional PR and image consultants, that all is not what it seems. The paper that receives the most criticism from the professional PR spinners is the one that offers more of the truth and the papers that they praise are the ones that follow their party line. People are waking up, it's only a matter of time.

[margerybruce]

George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton
@duncanrobinson Nope. Legal issues I'm presuming. I think the report will still run, but the figure will be unnamed.
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56m George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton
I've been told that tonight's Newsnight will not name the "senior political figure" accused of being a paedophile.
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[Mrcrumpswife]

I hope they grow some balls and name whoever, or whats the point of running the story

[claig]

Surprise, surprise, but it makes it look like the BBC are fearlessly investigating the issue. Good old Auntie, thank God the public can rely on them.

[claig]

'"senior political figure" accused of being a paedophile'

tell us something the David Icke forum and bloggers don't alreay know

[claig]

If it does come out, it wouldn't surprise me if it is the Daily Mail that releases it, just like they named the Stephen Lawrence murderers.

[EldritchCleavage]

Someone has told me the aim of the story NN plan to run is not exposing the political figure but showing that other credible stories about well-known figures have gone the rounds and been ignored by all media, not just Beeb.

[NigellasGuest]

which in a way, Eldrich, would be more effective ....
i.e., would convey that the problem is widespread and not just isolated individuals albeit LPFs?

[claig]

No, we know the rest of the media won't do it either. But the difference is that the rest of the media is in private hands, whereas we pay for the BBC, it is supposed to be the people's media.