The majority of the men who groomed Grace when she was a teenager were Pakistani. But some white men acted as intermediaries and assisted in the grooming of girls. Adult men raped […]
The Rape Gang Inquiry Report: Grace’s story
UK Government’s inquiry into grooming gangs: Criteria for local areas to be included are deliberately wishy-washy
The UK government’s ‘Statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs’ published a document describing the “criteria” that needed to be met for a local area to be included in their investigations. After listing […]
The UK’s latest dystopian censorship plans could spell the end of UK independent content creators to save the BBC
Andy Burnham’s government is proposing statutory changes that force digital service providers to prioritise its preferred sources of “news,” such as the BBC. YouTube, an American company, is warning that the UK […]
The Rape Gang Inquiry Report: Lilly’s story
When Lilly was a child, her family was forced to move from their home so that flats could be built. They were moved into a council estate. It was on the estate […]
Andy Burnham was the ID card minister under Blair; now he wants to urgently ban under-16s from accessing online content
From May 2005 to May 2006, Andy Burnham was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Home Office in Tony Blair’s government. At that time, he pushed for digital IDs to be imposed on […]
The Rape Gang Inquiry Report: Leanne’s story
From the age of 14 until she was 17, Leanne was repeatedly raped by a gang of men who were of Kurdish, Iraqi and other Muslim backgrounds. She was taken to various […]
If nothing else, Ann Widdecombe taught us to stop apologising for what we believe in
Tributes pour in for Ann Widdecombe, but many of them have disclaimers: “Love her or hate her…” or “I didn’t agree with everything she said, but…” If nothing else, Ann Widdicombe showed […]