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
Tories prove they are the party of diversity… Hitler denies link with Trump… Labour starts giving free jabs to public… Plunging birthrate hits Nurseryland… World furiously warns Israel it will do nothing… Nadine Dorries: My Struggle with Bozempic… Dame Jilly Cooper: Me and My Spoon… Boris Johnson denies his memoir ever happened… Elon Musk’s Diary, as told to Craig Brown
Generation game
Old Sparky on the fading of the Drax flame
A new leaf
Why the Mail has mellowed on CBD products
Budget budge
Which Labour MP wanted a “radical overhaul of the tax system”?
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Generation game
Old Sparky on the fading of the Drax flame
A new leaf
Why the Mail has mellowed on CBD products
Budget budge
Which Labour MP wanted a “radical overhaul of the tax system”?
Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!
Costa packet
The MP who oversees standards HP Sauce, Issue 1634
The MP who oversees standards HP Sauce, Issue 1634
Covering Drax
Troubled times at the energy firm In The Back, Issue 1635
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Hard reboot
CQC gives up on its IT system In The Back, Issue 1634
CQC gives up on its IT system In The Back, Issue 1634
