Yes, the abusers are to blame. But there have always been investigations into the institutions that facilitated the abuse, whether that be public or private organisations, the police, politicians, the BBC. And there have always been threads on Mumsnet about those investigations and/or the failure of those institutions to act. Too commonly, there are threads on the failure to learn from past investigations, allowing the perpetuation of abuse. “Lessons will be learned.” Like hell they are.
So why do you think the Mayor of the capital of the country, the largest city in the country, responsible for the largest police force in the UK, covering an area that is highly likely to and highly suspicious of containing the same type of grooming rape gangs seen in other cities, should be exempt from scrutiny about what he’s knows, when he knew it, and what’s he’s done about it? Particularly when he’s been deliberately dismissive of the issue in the past. Why is he exempt? Why?