As the row ratchets up over claims of an establishment cover-up of child abuse involving the late Sir Cyril Smith, here are the original stories that ran in Private Eye 454 and in the Rochdale Alternative Press (RAP), in 1979.
From Eye 454, 11th May 1979 (click article to enlarge):
The original shocking RAP story (click each image to enlarge):
And their follow up (click to enlarge):
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Pride before a fall
The latest meltdown at the Mirror
Closed book
Why Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is going unnoticed in the US
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Money talks
Read our all-new ‘In the Money’ section
Pride before a fall
The latest meltdown at the Mirror
Closed book
Why Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is going unnoticed in the US
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Smoking gun
What wood-burner Drax knew In The Back, Issue 1661
What wood-burner Drax knew In The Back, Issue 1661
Zack's cracks
The Green party leader's Lib Dem roots HP Sauce, Issue 1658
The Green party leader's Lib Dem roots HP Sauce, Issue 1658
Pete bog
Papers forget cosying-up to Mandelson Street Of Shame, Issue 1658
Papers forget cosying-up to Mandelson Street Of Shame, Issue 1658
