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Baroness Butler Sloss To Stand Down As Head Of Inquiry Into Allegations Of Historical Child Abuse

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Jomlett | 11:04 Mon 14th Jul 2014 | News
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BBC News - Butler-Sloss steps down from child abuse inquiry http://bbc.in/1nwUeTf
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The more that came out, the more it was obvious she was totally the wrong person to carry out an independent inquiry. She is deeply entrenched in the establishment. Her replacement needs to be someone outside of it.
12:03 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Avatar Image grasscarp
Had to happen
11:06 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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She would have had to examine whether her brother failed to properly investigate claims of child abuse.
11:08 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Avatar Image Baldric

It was never if, just when? imo
11:17 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Think Ian DH Smith should Chair the inquiry .
11:19 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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really, can this government get nothing right,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,she was never the right person to chair this enquiry with her alleged family history, so to the numerous victims of abuse yet another '' balls up '' :(
11:22 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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^^^^^^
poor Ed balls - not even in government and he gets blame for this
11:25 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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bazile. I was going to say something else, but , best not !
11:28 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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That's an appropriate decision.
11:29 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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She has done the decent thing....good on her.
11:29 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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"Cooper Up", anne?
11:30 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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It's the right thing to do, but if you were her age why would you even have accepted the job in the first place?

11:31 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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SD has a point here. Given her age I think she was unwise to have accepted at all.
11:34 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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I suppose that experience that usually comes with age don't count for anything,as usual,these days.
11:36 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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She's 80, retrocop - the chances of her living long enough (or being in good enough health) to complete the enquiry would not have been very high - I'd lay odds on it taking most of the next parliament or even longer ...
11:39 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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You do not that 80 year olds do not just keel over, sunny dave? She could live for another 20 years or more.
11:44 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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And if she did she'd just pass it to someone else.
11:45 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Actually I was more thinking "why would anyone want to take this poisoned chalice" - then thought "and at 80 it would be even less something you'd want to do"
11:47 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Her brother is now being accused of being one of those deeply involved, so how could she remain?
11:48 Mon 14th Jul 2014
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Here's the link to support my last comment.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2690952/David-Mellor-says-Tory-rent-boy-parties-claim-improbable-tittle-tattle.html
11:53 Mon 14th Jul 2014

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