BBC to reveal senior political figure as paedophile tonight

mike65 · 02-11-2012 06:12PM

kingtiger wrote: »

please please let it be Kilroy-Silk

Senior! Not daytime!

latenia · 02-11-2012 06:15PM

Here's a Friday afternoon musical clue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK8-gZVkYsk

squod · 02-11-2012 06:19PM

latenia wrote: »

Here's a Friday afternoon musical clue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK8-gZVkYsk

Not a chance.

RossyG · 02-11-2012 06:19PM

Spread · 02-11-2012 06:21PM

I doubt it latenia ......... I think he is just a good old fashioned wooftah. Albeit a pretty ruthless and unscrupulous one. And anyway, Tony is over the age of consent

Rascasse · 02-11-2012 06:23PM

Rumours on Twitter that Newsnight are now not going to name him after he threatened to sue. Will be interesting to see if there's enough info to work it out.

My name is URL · 02-11-2012 06:24PM

The former Business Secretary did not respond to questions about why the convicted paedophile’s ‘little black book’ featured ten entries for him and his partner Reinaldo da Silva.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364001/Peter-Mandelson-silent-contact-Prince-Andrew-friend-Jeffrey-Epstein.html

Spread · 02-11-2012 06:27PM

A lot of the British blogs have named him ........ so it's out there

ScumLord · 02-11-2012 06:32PM

Rascasse wrote: »

Rumours on Twitter that Newsnight are now not going to name him after he threatened to sue.

Why did they even bother? :rolleyes:

My name is URL · 02-11-2012 06:34PM

Spread wrote: »

A lot of the British blogs have named him ........ so it's out there

Link?

All I can find is a few blogs that use the following 15 year old page as a source

http://pebpr.blogspot.co.uk/

Interesting read all the same

02-11-2012 06:38PM

ScumLord wrote: »

How many peadophiles have the BBC got on the books?

Not as many as the Vatican.

phasers · 02-11-2012 06:44PM

I heard it's a renowned yacht owner.

Lollers · 02-11-2012 06:45PM

If it is who they are saying it is on twitter I wonder if Thatcher knew about it, and just ignored it ?.

02-11-2012 06:46PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Why did they even bother? :rolleyes:

Really great move by the BBC to paint themselves as crusading heroes, letting it slip early that they plan to name and shame was part of a preemptive move to help move attention away from their shameful actions in covering this whole scandal up for so long. The BBC knew that there was sure to be threats of lawsuits from the person in question and that the chances they could actually name them were extremely slim. But now they come out looking quite well and when the name eventually comes out people will remember that it was the courageous BBC who uncovered it.

lukesmom · 02-11-2012 06:46PM

Lollers wrote: »

If it is who they are saying it is on twitter I wonder if Thatcher knew about it, and just ignored it ?.

Wouldn't put it past the aul hag

Lapin · 02-11-2012 06:49PM

Newsnight will stoop to anything to steal viewers away from Tubridy in a Friday night !

enfant terrible · 02-11-2012 06:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Really great move by the BBC to paint themselves as crusading heroes, letting it slip early that they plan to name and shame was part of a preemptive move to help move attention away from their shameful actions in covering this whole scandal up for so long. The BBC knew that there was sure to be threats of lawsuits from the person in question and that the chances they could actually name them were extremely slim. But now they come out looking quite well and when the name eventually comes out people will remember that it was the courageous BBC who uncovered it.

What are you saying they won't name him tonight?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 02-11-2012 06:54PM

It's Benjamin Disraeli. I can feel it.

K-9 · 02-11-2012 06:56PM

Probably Boris. He'd still get re-elected as he's a loveable buffoon.

ScumLord · 02-11-2012 06:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Really great move by the BBC to paint themselves as crusading heroes, letting it slip early that they plan to name and shame was part of a preemptive move to help move attention away from their shameful actions in covering this whole scandal up for so long. The BBC knew that there was sure to be threats of lawsuits from the person in question and that the chances they could actually name them were extremely slim. But now they come out looking quite well and when the name eventually comes out people will remember that it was the courageous BBC who uncovered it.

I think you're right but surely it's painfully obvious that's what they're up too? In my opinion if that's what they're at, it's a pretty unscrupulous and sneaky thing to do. It shows the whole peadophile mess they're in is nothing more than a PR Faux pas and they have no shame about it whatsoever.

fasttalkerchat · 02-11-2012 06:59PM

Lord Mountbatten hasn't been officially outed yet!

seven_eleven · 02-11-2012 06:59PM

Am I the only one who slightly annoyed by the way they're treating this like some sick reality tv show or something. "Tonight on BBC! We announce who's a paedophile!" Better tune in to find out!.

Obviously, paedophilia is a disgusting and sick illness but I dont think a holy show should be made out of it.

02-11-2012 07:01PM

enfant terrible wrote: »

What are you saying they won't name him tonight?

I seriously doubt it considering that there are already talks of a lawsuit/injunction against them.

My name is URL · 02-11-2012 07:02PM

seven_eleven wrote: »

Am I the only one who slightly annoyed by the way they're treating this like some sick reality tv show or something. "Tonight on BBC! We announce who's a paedophile!" Better tune in to find out!.

Obviously, paedophilia is a disgusting and sick illness but I dont think a holy show should be made out of it.

It gives all of those that may have kept quiet about it through the years a good opportunity to come out now and condemn it & hide in plain sight.

M cebee · 02-11-2012 07:05PM

the tweet didn't come from the bbc

02-11-2012 07:05PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I think you're right but surely it's painfully obvious that's what they're up too? In my opinion if that's what they're at, it's a pretty unscrupulous and sneaky thing to do. It shows the whole peadophile mess they're in is nothing more than a PR Faux pas and they have no shame about it whatsoever.

I'm actually sick and tired of the whole debacle at this stage. Every channel and paper in the Uk and Ireland is turning it into something out of a bad sitcom. Every day there's some more thinly veiled accusations and hints that there's a much wider evil at work here but there's no facts. Watching as hundreds of people sell their story to the tabloids and speak of how "I always knew Jimmy was a kiddie fiddler" is disgusting.

The thing about the BBC's actions today is that they can spin this into a triumphant story of the crusading journalists being hindered by the corrupt courts. WOuld not surprise me if when everything comes out they try and tell us that they wanted to out Jimmy for decades.

lukesmom · 02-11-2012 07:06PM

Jesus Alice-Stare Mac (pineapple)

02-11-2012 07:07PM

M cebee wrote: »

the tweet didn't come from the bbc

But the news was leaked by someone in the BBC. It's classic misdirection, they promise to release startling information knowing that chances of it coming out are slim so they go and paint themselves as fighting the powers that are.

02-11-2012 07:10PM

phasers wrote: »

I heard it's a renowned yacht owner.

Which one?

M cebee · 02-11-2012 07:10PM

Darko wrote: »

But the news was leaked by someone in the BBC. It's classic misdirection, they promise to release startling information knowing that chances of it coming out are slim so they go and paint themselves as fighting the powers that are.

the OP says the tweet came from the company doing the investigative work

BBC to reveal senior political figure as paedophile tonight

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