Ed, You Are Such A Coward

[jake-the-peg]

You know what I'm talking about!

[OILhead]

While the detail of JS's crimes was maybe not fully recognised at the time, MT was clearly warned by civil servants - this link was posted earlier.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/415414/Margaret-Thatcher-insisted-Jimmy-Savile-be-knighted-despite-pleas-from-her-concerned-aides

[emmie]

Alan Sugar is a strange and complicated man but didn't Labour dub him a knight, there are lots in the House of Lords, including Prescott who are strange, he was an adulterer, and sure there are others who have dubious natures, but i doubt that those lives are looked into specifically, if she was warned what did they tell her, that he was a strange and complicated man, well that could describe many men..

[emmie]

and women come to think of it.

[andy-hughes]

BOO - "I'm more shocked at the thought of Andy getting giddy!"

Me too, I'll have to have a cup of tea and a rubdown with a damp NME!!!

[OILhead]

I interpreted it as being a euphemism and as far as the civil servants dare go without proof or evidence - their attempt to subtly pass on a word to the wise and really should have been enough of a hint for someone to think twice.

[emmie]

think twice but not know, who knows, she is dead and so is he,

[hc4361]

This photo is even more offensive
http://www.maxfarquar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Esther-Rantzen-Jimmy-Savile.jpg

There are also photos of Savile with Tony Blair whilst Blair was PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487217/Jimmy-Savile-harassed-music-boss-wife-Chequers-dinner-party-hosted-Tony-Blair.html

[ladybirder]

You beat me to it hc.

http://dangerousminds.net/tag/Jimmy-Savile

Scroll down and you'll see TB looking very happy in her company.

[emmie]

Esther Rantzen has admitted she knew some things about him, if so why did she associated herself with him...
that bloke should have bopped him one, done lots of people a favour.

[naomi24]

If anyone is in any doubt, Jake is talking about me – and I didn’t get ‘all uppity’. I told him it was ‘in particularly poor taste’ – which it was - and I asked him to re-think it. I didn't, however, report it, so I can only assume that someone with a button made the decision to remove it - and rightly so..... in my opinion.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1299850.html

[emmie]

and one of Princess Diana, oh dear

[ladybirder]

^^ Ooops HIS company.

[emmie]

i also thought it was in dubious taste,

[ummmm]

Jake is a yogurt knitting, right on, lefty liberal, I doubt he meant to cause offense.... :-)

Those pics are from the 'sweep it under the carpet' days.

I bet Esther is peeved...child line and all.

[emmie]

those pics are from the days when very few actually questioned their hero and he was one to many, including young children who sent in letters by the thousands to fix it for them, not knowing that he would but not in the way they expected. Vile man,
many had their photo taken with him, many used him for his fund raising abilities, should they all hang their heads in shame..

[OILhead]

There is a big difference between having picture taken with him, and being actively warned by those paid to advise you to not bestow a knighthood and doing so nonetheless.

[emmie]

sorry ummm, he did, rile the right wing presumably, hence the thread.

[emmie]

gosh you do want to hang her out to dry. quite frankly this is tiresome, i find the photo's of blair hugging Gaddafi just as abhorrent,

[OILhead]

Which riled people more - the fact it was a picture of JS or that it was a picture of JS with MT?

[emmie]

probably that it was JS, why would anyone want his face on any site.