As I write, the St Ambrose College in Altrincham’s abuse allegations are multipling as fast as Jimmy Savile’s did a few weeks ago. The allegations began a couple of weeks ago against a former teacher at the school, a 63 year old Christian Brother, by a ex-pupil. Greater Manchester police arrested him and bailed him to appear in court on… (more…)
Over the weekend a very great friend of mine e-mailed me from France to say how offended he was that our great and beloved scouser and leader of all things Catholic in England and Wales, Vincent Gerard Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, had taken it on himself without consultation with his scattered and ever decreasing flock, to canvas the great Benny… (more…)
From my e-mails it is obvious that my regular and long term readers are getting anxious for news. Every day I keep receiving e-mails asking what happened to the Duggan business. After the Bishop’s fart of an apology published in the local Manchester rag on March 15 2011, was that it? Was there not going to be any further probing? … (more…)
I suppose David Cameron felt himself to be a great shining white knight yesterday as he stood up in the Commons and gave his apology after the findings of the Independent Panel into the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 when 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in circumstances that should never of happened. He said that in the light of new… (more…)