I’ve been aware of the Peter Ball scandal since it first became public in 1992. The Independent Enquiry into Child Secual Abuse heard evidence on it in 2018 and was very critical of amongst others, the church, Archbishop Carey and Prince Charles. I watched the first part of the documentary tonight on the BBC ( the second part is tomorrow). The full story is even more shocking .I watched the cover up unfold, saw the victims being rubbished, heard the great and the good interfere with due process, utterly shameless. Justice was denied for years. It’s astonishing in fact that it was ever achieved.
Underpinning it all it seems to me are two things - an unshakeable belief that certain people must always be believed because of their position in society and/ or a determination to cover up the truth otherwise the whole shaky edifice that is the British Establishment will come tumbling down.
Last night I watched the latest episode of the Christine Keeler story and there were so many parallels - interference from the very top in due process, the automatic protection of the rich/powerful/ well connected and complete disregard for the victims/ vulnerable/exploited who were just discarded.
Good Morning Good Friday 29th March 2024
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