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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Why Burnham must resign immediately even though he’s not prime minister yet... Disaster for Labour as Labour wins by-election... Why Andy Burnham is a shameless opportunist, by Boris Johnson... Why social media/fossil fuel/smoking is not at all bad for you... World delighted for Musk... Versailles Ironyometer blows up... Social media ban hits Nurseryland... World Cup ‘hydration break’ criticised... Call You And Yours: how miserable has your summer been so far?, as told to Craig Brown
Bleak house
A children’s home had just one child – and still it failed them
Screen test
What the under-16s social media ban means
What a chancer
Richard Desmond’s big lottery loss
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Bleak house
A children’s home had just one child – and still it failed them
Screen test
What the under-16s social media ban means
What a chancer
Richard Desmond’s big lottery loss
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