Hackney mayor suspended by Labour after photo emerges of him partying with paedophile councillor

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What is it with people who get into power who think they can break the rules, or in this case commit a serious crime against childrn.

And although the Mayor is not the culprit, there is so much wrong with this behaviour, not just lying but lying in relation to this crime, but put his friendship before his position.

Let alone both of them letting down the gay community by seemingly thinking it just wasnt an issue.

I am sure similar has happened in Tory councils, but this hardly makes Labour look like the new hope in this increasingly morally corrupt world.

Not forgetting, the real victims, the children. Just horrible.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mayor-hackney-philip-glanville-thomas-dewey-labour-photo-councillor-b1103953.html

Just to keep the record of this shameful event up to date, the Labour Party in Hackney are still trying to cover up - they are a disgrace.

https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2024/03/04/four-councillors-suspended-hackney-labour-for-voting-motions-gaza-ceasefire-dewey/

Disgraceful

Ex-Hackney councillor has child contact ban lifted

https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/24337738.ex-hackney-councillor-child-contact-ban-lifted/

And just to update on another part of a Labour borough showing how undemocratic they are when in power:

Hackney Labour is “stifled by a lack of internal democracy, transparency and scrutiny”.They also said there is an “absence of progressive thinking at national leadership level”.
https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2024/05/17/three-hackney-councillors-quit-labour-independent-group/

Is this just Hackney or is there this level of criminal sexual behaviour common among councillors?

Hackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation

He was elected as Deputy Speaker in May and sat on the Town Hall’s children and young people’s scrutiny commission.

https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2024/07/18/hackney-deputy-speaker-charged-sexually-assaulting-child-resignation/

I think this is across the whole country really. No one scrutinises local councillors do they? Only MPs are known or spoken about. People tend to vote according to the party they prefer, not recognising the name. I once googled looking for a pedophile councillor and couldn’t wade through all the hits. They are privy to all sort of information that is useful to people with bad motives as well as being well-connected.

I just googled “uk mayor child abuse images”

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-51877424

https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/crime/20538329.ex-mayor-jailed-child-abuse-images/

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/91369/former-pemb-dock-mayor-accused-of-making-child-abuse-images/

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/15169154.shame-of-former-malvern-mayor-julian-roskams-who-downloaded-vile-child-abuse-pictures/

I know in the past there were terrible stories of local child sex abusers being protected both in Hackney and Islington because there were council employees.

Not sure why I would have thought it doesn't happen any more.

So strange that both the application process for a job and to become a councillor dont have some sort of back ground checks.

I worked in a certain london borough council in around 2012. There was a young man who got put away for rape - I forget the details. Worked in the same team as me, but I didn't interact with him much, he was quiet and unassuming. Turned out he had previously had another conviction relating to rape and possession of indecent images of children. This man worked on the IT helpdesk. Everyone in that team had full access to all council databases, that includes the childrens social care system (security was terrible because they decided it was too hard to put in proper procedures). None of us were DBS checked and he never disclosed his prior conviction. Opened my eyes to how easy it used to be for these predators. Less so now, I hope. I think they have their networks and they know where they need to move to in order to carry out their depravity.

Exactly, what happened to the gun in the library?
That wasnt so long ago.

Love the Morning Star. Totally women supporting ( the old fashioned type)

Islington council was shown to have a local councillor who was campaigning for the Paedophile Information Exchange in 1981, (google Fallen Angels Islington for news articles) elected to council in 1982, in charge of looked after children committee by 1984. When photos of her at a conference surfaced a compensation scheme was established by Islington Council saying they acknowledged the fact that paedophiles were working in every borough care home for children by 1992. Despite apologising and setting up the scheme the council have fought many applications for redress and blocked as many as possible. Weirdly Corbyn has never supported these constituents. See also Islington Survivors Network. Baffling and scary.

I suppose I thought DBS checks would help stop people with convictions of sexual crimes of getting any where near children or information about children.

But then recently there have been so many stories of people reported for sexually criminal behaviour, and all too often if doesn't get to court.

Makes me think that the system introduced in Ireland (I started a thread about it) is as additional precaution. ie anyone who gives a character reference for someone covering up their criminal behaviour becomes legally liable. I know it would stop it every happening but it might make a few people think.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5122429-character-references-for-sexual-offenders-must-now-be-vouched-and-can-be-cross-examined-in-court-ireland

DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicans
https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2024/09/19/dbs-checks-compulsory-hackney-elected-politicans/