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Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant

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noblegiraffe · 07/02/2022 20:27

Any of the despicable lot who did the media rounds defending Boris making a far-right smear in parliament as 'political cut and thrust' should be faced with a journalist tomorrow asking whether they had reconsidered in the light of the mob surrounding Keir Starmer tonight calling him a fucking traitor, saying he should be hung, and repeating the same accusation. Their responses should be collated and published.

In recent years we have seen two MPs murdered. These mobs must be taken seriously. They should not be whipped up by the Prime Minister in the Houses of Parliament.

Boris has to accept responsibility for this, and every fucker who defended it as acceptable should be called to account.

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Blossomtoes · 08/02/2022 22:33

@MrsSkylerWhite

Don’t know how you sleep at night, Clavinova. The idea that you are influencing young people is disturbing.
I find it quite terrifying. I imagine young Master Clav will bear more than a passing resemblance to Rees Mogg when he grows up.
StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 22:41

Put the blame where it lies. Tory support for Savile and Savile support for the Tories.

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
MrsSkylerWhite · 08/02/2022 22:43

Am I right in thinking he spent more than one Christmas at Chequers with the Thatchers?

Skating on very thin ice.

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 22:47

The mentality of those supporting Johnson:

The English Defence League founder called on his followers to “back Boris” and characterised him as a champion “for the people” versus “traitors in parliament”, and “corrupt elite scumbags”

Robinson’s supporters heaped praise on the prime minister in a series of comments, with one writing: “Go Boris, f* the lot of them scumbag traitor bastards.”

Hopkins, a far-right activist who called refugees “cockroaches” and called for a “final solution” after the Manchester attack, called his performance “utterly brilliant”, writing on Twitter: “MPs complaining about being called TRAITOR – it’s because you betrayed the people and you betrayed democracy in the UK"

FrankieBoyleSezLoveOneAnother · 08/02/2022 22:47

@StoneofDestiny - thank you. A reminder of what kind of guy Savile was, indeed.

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 22:49

Am I right in thinking he spent more than one Christmas at Chequers with the Thatchers?

He was Thatchers personal guest 11 times at Chequers

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 22:50

Pals

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
FrankieBoyleSezLoveOneAnother · 08/02/2022 22:52

Weekends hosting Jimmy Savile, afternoon tea with Pinochet.

StormzyinaTCup · 08/02/2022 22:53

@StoneofDestiny

Put the blame where it lies. Tory support for Savile and Savile support for the Tories.
That’s photoshopped!! The original photo was JS standing next to a plain blue van in an advert for VW.

He has been pictured with Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair invited him as a guest to a dinner party at Chequers.

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 22:55

From BBC
Senior civil servants repeatedly warned Margaret Thatcher about the risks of giving Jimmy Savile a knighthood in the 1980s, one describing the broadcaster as a "strange and complex man".
Newly released documents show the ex-prime minister lobbied officials for recognition of Savile's charity work.
But mandarins rebuffed her requests, citing Savile's "manner of life" and fears he might exploit the honour.
Savile, a friend of the former PM, was ultimately knighted in 1990.
The previously secret documents were obtained by the Sun newspaper following a Freedom of Information request.
The Cabinet Office said there was no indication in them that the prime minister or any officials knew about the allegations of sexual abuse and paedophilia against Savile - which emerged in full after his death in 2011.
'Lurid details'
The heavily redacted papers show that Lady Thatcher first wrote to Sir Robert Armstrong, the most senior civil servant in the country at the time and chair of the honours committee, about the issue of a knighthood for Savile in 1983.
Sir Robert vetoed the idea, saying it was too soon after "unfortunate revelations" in which the entertainer had boasted to the media of having sex with women he met while running charity marathons.
The prime minister raised the matter again just months later but Sir Robert said "lurid details" were unlikely to be have been forgotten and it "would be best if Mr Savile were to wait a little longer".
"We remain worried," he added. "Fears have been expressed that Mr Savile might not be able to refrain from exploiting a knighthood in a way which brought the honours system into disrepute."
After further requests were also turned down, the prime minister's private secretary Nigel Wicks wrote to Sir Robert in 1986 saying that she was "most disappointed that Mr Savile's name has not been recommended".
He added: "She [Thatcher] wonders how many more times his name is to be pushed aside, especially in view of all the great work he had done for Stoke Mandeville [hospital]."

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
MrsSkylerWhite · 08/02/2022 22:57

StormzyinaTCup

StoneofDestiny
Put the blame where it lies. Tory support for Savile and Savile support for the Tories.
That’s photoshopped!!
The original photo was JS standing next to a plain blue van in an advert for VW.“

His stays at Chequers with the Thatchers weren’t “photoshopped”.

Inconvenient, that.

Muminabun · 08/02/2022 23:00

The cps under starmer was poor on high profile sexual abuse cases. Starmer is arguably no friend to women. The levitt report was damming of the cps charging decisions re JS. I find it very difficult to believe that such high profile decisions had no involvement from starmer. His own deputy recently called her parliamentary colleagues‘Tory scum’. Sorry but I feel very little sympathy for starmer on this one.

MrsSkylerWhite · 08/02/2022 23:01

Muminabun

The cps under starmer was poor on high profile sexual abuse cases. Starmer is arguably no friend to women. The levitt report was damming of the cps charging decisions re JS. I find it very difficult to believe that such high profile decisions had no involvement from starmer. His own deputy recently called her parliamentary colleagues‘Tory scum’. Sorry but I feel very little sympathy for starmer on this one.“

That shining beacon of equality, Johnson, on the other hand.

StormzyinaTCup · 08/02/2022 23:02

@MrsSkylerWhite

StormzyinaTCup

StoneofDestiny
Put the blame where it lies. Tory support for Savile and Savile support for the Tories.
That’s photoshopped!!
The original photo was JS standing next to a plain blue van in an advert for VW.“

His stays at Chequers with the Thatchers weren’t “photoshopped”.

Inconvenient, that.

I didn’t say they were but the blue van photo that was posted was.

He was also invited to Chequers by Tony Blair and made creepy passes at a guests wife.

ClaudineClare · 08/02/2022 23:02

I think we need a bingo card for this thread.

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 23:04

They were real partners in crime

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
Snarkysparky · 08/02/2022 23:07

Yeah but they won’t

mummykel16 · 08/02/2022 23:08

@ClaudineClare

Who or what is willsy?
YouTube news reporter/blogger
mummykel16 · 08/02/2022 23:11

@EeeICouldRipATissue

I agree, starmer should never be prime minister Why? Also did you misread that comment on purpose or just trying to be funny? As it clearly says that it's BJ not fit to be Prime Minister
Because he is even more of a waste of skin than BJ.
ClaudineClare · 08/02/2022 23:11

@Muminabun

The cps under starmer was poor on high profile sexual abuse cases. Starmer is arguably no friend to women. The levitt report was damming of the cps charging decisions re JS. I find it very difficult to believe that such high profile decisions had no involvement from starmer. His own deputy recently called her parliamentary colleagues‘Tory scum’. Sorry but I feel very little sympathy for starmer on this one.
The Levitt review was damning of the police, who made it impossible for the CPS to construct a case against Savile.

Surrey police decided not to tell each victim that other complaints had been made about Savile.

Sussex police told one woman, who said she had been sexually assaulted by Savile in the back of his caravan in 1970, that corroboration would be needed.

The review found that the CPS lawyer did not investigate or seek to build a prosecution against Savile after being told by police that the complainants were unwilling to give evidence at a trial.

StoneofDestiny · 08/02/2022 23:13

All three arses

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
mummykel16 · 08/02/2022 23:17

@MrsSkylerWhite

Muminabun

The cps under starmer was poor on high profile sexual abuse cases. Starmer is arguably no friend to women. The levitt report was damming of the cps charging decisions re JS. I find it very difficult to believe that such high profile decisions had no involvement from starmer. His own deputy recently called her parliamentary colleagues‘Tory scum’. Sorry but I feel very little sympathy for starmer on this one.“

That shining beacon of equality, Johnson, on the other hand.

It is possible to dislike both
mummykel16 · 08/02/2022 23:19

@StoneofDestiny

The mentality of those supporting Johnson:

The English Defence League founder called on his followers to “back Boris” and characterised him as a champion “for the people” versus “traitors in parliament”, and “corrupt elite scumbags”

Robinson’s supporters heaped praise on the prime minister in a series of comments, with one writing: “Go Boris, f* the lot of them scumbag traitor bastards.”

Hopkins, a far-right activist who called refugees “cockroaches” and called for a “final solution” after the Manchester attack, called his performance “utterly brilliant”, writing on Twitter: “MPs complaining about being called TRAITOR – it’s because you betrayed the people and you betrayed democracy in the UK"

Talk about twisting words and taking them out of context, you must have got a masters at it
StormzyinaTCup · 08/02/2022 23:22

The same arse joined by another
I’m off now to clear my photo library!!

Any Tory who defended Boris's Savile smear as 'cut and thrust' should immediately recant
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