Sunday 28 October 2012

Boys' Home Scandal: Heath, Thatcher And Hague Implicated

Rod Richards, a former Conservative MP and ex-leader of the Welsh Tories, made the shocking allegation that he had seen evidence linking Sir Peter Morrison to the North Wales children’s homes case, in which up to 650 children in 40 homes were sexually, physically and emotionally abused over 20 years.
Mr Richards also linked a second leading Tory grandee – now dead – to the scandals at homes including Bryn Estyn and Bryn Alyn Hall, both near Wrexham...

Both the Mail on Sunday and Daily Star Sunday have gone big with this today. 
Though the Star's story - involving an unnamed rent boy (who has since apparently "vanished") and an unnamed cabinet minister and from an unnamed police "source" - is so vague it's hard to tell what it's referring to, and if it's connected to the above.
Or indeed, if the Star haven't made it all up.
The Peter Morrison story was broken by Edwina Currie who wrote in her diaries that he was "a noted pederast" - a story The Sunday Times broke last week.
This led to several daft conspiracy theories, and speculation Edward Heath was involved.
The Independent asked 'Was there a paedophile ring in No 10?'
Erm, in a word... no.
Two more questions:
Who is the late Tory grandee mentioned - and why isn't he named?
If he means Heath too, then why not just say so?
The informed consensus seems to be that he was gay, but incredibly repressed, and almost certainly never had sex with anyone.
And moreover, why didn't Rod Richards and Edwina Currie speak out about this before?

PS Sorry for the sensationalist headline, but it seems to be obligatory in the current climate of hysteria. 

3 comments:

  1. norman st. john-stevas? or too obvious? but then why keep schtum about him? so probably no.

    oh please jesus let some of this lead to the door of tebbit.

    i grew up in northwest care homes many of my friends and enemies passed through bryn alyn at this time. my last care home had it's own starring role on a world in action special or was it panorama.

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    1. The refusal to name the man seems most odd, and makes me suspect this has to be some very, very senior "grandee", so maybe it is Ted Heath?

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  2. Chauffeur can tell all, went on for 30 years, reveals a hypocrite and nonce. Negotiations continue ........

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