I live in a war zone every day. There is a war on women. It’s real. It can be very ugly. Seeing Allred, Gloria, 2018
She is easily the most famous women’s rights attorney in the country. ibid. television reporter’s comment
For Gloria the Bill Cosby case is everything she is looking for. ibid. Laurie Levenson
Outside the venue Gloria Allred was leading the biggest protest to date against the comedian. ibid. television presenter
She talked about sexual harassment when nobody wanted to talk about it. ibid. commentator
More than forty women have publicly accused him [Cosby] of drugging and sexually assaulting them. ibid. Gloria
Today another woman has courageously come forward to accuse Donald Trump. ibid.
My name is Bijan Ebrahimi. My life is in danger. I’ve got a mob behind my door. There’s 6, 7 neighbours and I can’t go out the door because I am not safe. Murdered by a Mob: The Murder of Bijan Ebrahimi ***** emergency appeal to rozzers, Channel 5 2021
Despite calling from the police, despite calling for the council repeatedly, repeatedly, he received no support. He was ignored. ibid. old dude
What part of be quiet do you not understand? Shut up. ibid. rozzer in station
The murder was described as deeply shocking vigilante attack. The quiet disabled Iranian refugee was kicked and punched to death outside his face on a British council estate. Doused with white spirit and then set alight. ibid. news
This has been going on for years. Where the local authority and the police have known about this. And I thought, what on earth has happened to lead to this place? How many opportunities must have been missed for Bijan to end as a burning corpse? ibid. researcher
Bijan was subject to racial abuse. He was called a [deleted]. He was called a paedophile. They would throw stones at his plants. Break the pots. They would leave rubbish on his door, beer cans that sort of thing. They’d gather late at night outside his front door. Get drunk there. It would have been a constant barrage. ibid.
Thursday 11th July 2013, two days before his murder. Bijan started filming his neighbours. Bijan films a neighbour drinking with his children. ibid.
There are 78 previous calls from this man … ibid. two rozzers response
The police decided to arrest Bijan.’ ibid. counsel
You are making it worse. Now get inside. ibid. rozzer
Because he had taken photographs of children who had been pulling plants up or whatever it was in his garden, therefore it was an excuse in the minds of the real perpetrators, accusing him of being a paedophile. And there was nothing worse at that time. ibid. George Fergus, Mayor of Bristol 2012-216
He was all right. Really really really polite. Always outside, always outside three four times a day watering his flowers. And just smiling … Paedophile? No. That was just a cover … They call me names … I’m still going through racism. And nothing’s getting done about it … It’s getting worse and worse. ibid. neighbour
It’s a crime that has haunted one family for over 15 years … In 2020 came the biggest breakthrough in 13 years: German authorities announced they had a prime suspect: he is Christian B, sex offender, paedophile and burglar. Madeleine McCann: The Case Against Christian B, Channel 5 2022
I’m now filling in those missing pieces of jigsaw puzzle … Perhaps he is telling the truth. ibid.
Ten years ago, a police investigation made headlines around the world. Many of Britain’s best known entertainers were rounded up on allegations of historic sex crimes. The Accused: National Treasures on Trial, Channel 4 2022
‘All I know is that I was never guilty of anything like that … I know it’s not true; God knows it’s not true.’ ibid. Cliff Richard
‘I have to face the prospect it might not be safe for me to live in the country any more.’ ibid. Paul Gambaccini
Three months since the launch of Operation Yewtree, police forces around the country have begun their own investigations into historic sexual abuse. So far, seven men have been arrested. ibid. captions
October 2014: Neil Fox is suspended from Magic GM and remains on bail pending further investigation. ibid.
Sir Cliff is accused of sexually assaulting a fifteen year old boy during a rally held at Sheffield United Football Club in 1985. ibid.
‘Not that they wanted a face or some truth, they wanted a scoop.’ ibid. Cliff
Stuart Hall’s name was made public after he was charged with three counts of indecent assault. He would go on to be accused by at least thirteen other women. ibid. caption
In addition to six charges of unwanted touching and inappropriate workplace behaviour, Neil also faces two charges of indecently assaulting a fifteen year old female fan in the library of Capital Radio in 1988, and two charges of forcibly kissing two fifteen year old girls at roadshow events in the 1990. Neil denies all the allegations. ibid.
After twenty-two months of investigation, it’s concluded there is insufficient evidence to arrest or charge Sir Cliff. ibid.
Paul’s time on bail has cost him over £100,000 in lost earnings. ibid.
‘That was a long fucking fifteen months – for what? ibid. Neil Fox
Operation Yewtree lasted three years and spawned further investigations into British celebrities. In total, twenty-six men were arrested. Ten were convicted including Garry Glitter, Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Dave Lee Travis, Stuart Hall and Fred Talbot. Four were found not guilty including William Roache and Neil Fox. Eleven were never charged including Jim Davidson, Freddie Starr and Paul Gambaccini. Paul Gambaccini successfully campaigned for a change in the law limiting bail to 28 days. ibid.
I am not now nor have I ever been an oil trader and neither has anyone on my behalf. I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anyone on my behalf. George Galloway, before US Senate Sub-Committee investigating UN oil-for-food program May 2005
For a lawyer you’re remarkably cavalier with any idea of justice. ibid.
You introduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question. ibid.
Page 1: You assert that I have had many meetings with Saddam Hussein. This is false. I have had two meetings. ibid.
You assert that I was an outspoken supporter of the Hussein regime. This is false. ibid.
I do not own a company that’s been trading in Iraqi oil. ibid.
Now you have nothing on me, Senator, except my name on lists of names from Iraq, many of which have been drawn up after the installation of your puppet government in Iraq … [and] all stood up against the policy of sanctions and war which you vociferously prosecuted. ibid.
If you had any evidence that I had ever engaged in any actual oil transaction … it would be before the public and before this committee today. ibid.
The existence of forged documents implicating me in commercial activities with the Iraqi regime … were being circulated amongst right-wing newspapers. ibid.
In everything I said about Iraq I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong. ibid.
This is the mother of all smokescreens. ibid.
The real sanctions-busters were your own companies with the connivance of your own government. ibid.