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):
In This Issue
Nadine Phworries Writes exclusively for the Doolally Mail... Why the Burnham Bounce is a disaster for Burnham... Burnham U-turns ‘confident and decisive’... Why not enjoy a road trip through southern France?... Rogue AI bots nothing to worry about... Something we said was bad isn’t... Conspiracy update: King and Queen emerge from the Tardis special... Person on social media has no strong opinion about The Odyssey... My summer of 1976, as told to Craig Brown
Power struggle
Lady Liberty on America’s data centre wars
Local problems
Which is the rottenest borough of them all?
Debbie downer
The FA’s timid attitude to Fifa’s Infantino
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Power struggle
Lady Liberty on America’s data centre wars
Local problems
Which is the rottenest borough of them all?
Debbie downer
The FA’s timid attitude to Fifa’s Infantino
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