I
had no post intended for today; that is until the lunch times news that Baroness Butler - Sloss had decided to stand down from the
proposed inquiry into various allegations of paedophilic activity
particularly amongst the great and the good. Despite her previous
protestations she has now removed herself from the inquiry. Being
the sister of the late Attorney General who was actively involved
when accusations of child abuse were rife in Westminster did not seem
to figure much in the mind of Home Secretary Theresa May when she
appointed the Baroness. The more the denials of any previous covering up or of any intention of
resignation emanated from the 81 year old the more it became obvious
that hers was a losing case. But of more import it demonstrates all
too clearly the inadequacy of the Home Secretary who just last week
tried, apparently with some success, to convince her political
opponents that emergency legislation had to be brought to parliament
on the pain of there being an imminent risk of a successful Guy
Faulkes night.
The
leaders of the Tory Party have demonstrated so many instances of firm
immutable decisions that have been reversed when they should not have
been made in the first place that in some ways I hope the Scot Nats
get their “Yes”. Our esteemed prime minister gave in on so many
issues eg votes for 16 year olds that he has demonstrated he has no
principles whatsoever and is following in the steps of his
predecessor in securing whatever short term advantages he can get day
to day. By pandering to the “victim” culture which has overtaken
our legal system like the witch hunt of old he and his ersatz
Thatcher have brought this latest sorry mess down upon their own
heads.
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