> But pretending like only people on the far-right and people like DHH are willing to say this is just wrong. This is also the stated outcome of official inquiries of the UK government.
As a German you may not be aware of this, but the scandal has been developing for a very long time. I have seen estimates that this has been going on for as long as 20 years*. Both Tory and Labour governments have resisted a national enquiry, and when the pressure built enough they tried to proactively limit the scope of any enquiry by pitching terms of reference in advance, like no mention of ethnicity.
The findings of the enquiry mentioned by the blog is a private one organised by Rupert Lowe (who I otherwise detest).
* I have often said that if these gangs had been targeting the daughters of Cabinet Ministers and Chief Constables, the abuse would have been stamped out in weeks.
As a German you may not be aware of this, but the scandal has been developing for a very long time. I have seen estimates that this has been going on for as long as 20 years*. Both Tory and Labour governments have resisted a national enquiry, and when the pressure built enough they tried to proactively limit the scope of any enquiry by pitching terms of reference in advance, like no mention of ethnicity.
The findings of the enquiry mentioned by the blog is a private one organised by Rupert Lowe (who I otherwise detest).
* I have often said that if these gangs had been targeting the daughters of Cabinet Ministers and Chief Constables, the abuse would have been stamped out in weeks.