UNITED KINGDOM
Mirror
BY KEVIN MAGUIRE
The paedophile Pandora’s Box will be opened to give up its vile secrets.
If the inquiry does its job properly, we’ll discover the names of the political Rolf Harrises, Jimmy Saviles, Stuart Halls and Max Cliffords who were disgracefully protected by the establishment.
The resistance of David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May to a Hillsborough-style probe was infuriating and yesterday’s U-turn is a victory for public pressure.
It is a vindication of Labour MP Tom Watson who was sneered at in October 2012 when he demanded an investigation into a paedophile.
It is a feather in the cap of his colleague, MP Simon Danczuk, who unmasked Rochdale abuser Cyril Smith then widened his targets.
It is a tribute to the survivors who refuse to be intimidated by their tormentors and bravely come forward. And it is a tribute to a free press that challenged official stonewalling and refused to be cowed by expensive legal threats.
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