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  • Elvira Mullens Barney (1904 – 1936)

    Elvira Mullens Barney (1904 – 1936)

    Though considered one of society’s “Bright Young Things,” the “morally dubious” daughter of Sir John and Lady Mullens was just a tempestuous coke addict who got away with murder.

     

    Separated from her supposedly violent American singer husband, John Sterling Barney, and living with an “extravagant, bisexual waster” named Michael Scott Stephen in 1932, Elvira Mullens Barney gave a dinner party at her “prodigally furnished” Knightsbridge home – known as the ‘Love Hut’ – at 21 William Mews on the 30th May that year. Early the next morning, shouts of: “Get out, get out! I will shoot you! I will shoot you!” were heard in the mews followed by: “Chicken, chicken, come back to me. I will do anything you want me to.”

     

    Undoubtedly the inspiration for Eveleyn Waugh’s character Agatha Runcible in Vile Bodies and possibly also Elvira in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, Mullens Barney’s single shot at close range with a .32 Smith & Wesson revolver killed her lover in the doorway of their bedroom. On her arrest, she launched into an “uncontrollable violent outburst and paroxysm of rage” and “slapped a policeman in the face when he suggested she put on a warmer fur coat.” She is said to have then added: “I’ll teach you to say you will take me to a police station. Now you know who my mother is you’ll be a little more careful in what you say and do to me!”

     

    Placed in a private cell at Holloway Prison with a “telephone, powder-puffs and a grand tea-gown” whilst awaiting trial at the Old Bailey, Mullens Barney was ultimately surprisingly cleared of both murder and manslaughter on 5th July 1932. As he left court, the judge at the trial, Mr Justice Humphreys exclaimed: “Most extraordinary! Apparently we should have given her a pat on the back” whilst Mullens Barney was said to have headed to a celebration party and shouted: “I am the one who shot her lover – so take a good look at me” as she took to the dance floor.

     

    To escape public and press outrage, “spoilt child of fortune” Mullens Barney moved to France. She was found dead on Christmas Day 1936 after “a typical long night of drinking and taking cocaine” in a hotel room in Paris with signs of haemorrhage around her mouth. Her sister, Avril, meanwhile made her third husband divorcé Ernest Simpson (whose ex-wife Wallis had become wife to Edward VIII in 1937) in 1948 and was killed in a car crash in Mexico in 1978.

     

  • The King of Caravans

    The King of Caravans

    One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000; the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it

    Believed to be the last remaining example of 99 originally made, a “revolutionary” hammer finished aluminium caravan named a Berkeley Statesman has gone on sale.

     

    Costing £1,065 when new in 1951 – the same price as a terrace house – and rebuilt at great expense by its current owner Tim Mitchinson after he found it hidden on a farm in Bedfordshire in 2004, the two-floor structure is described as being “a wonderful piece of history lovingly restored to its former glory.”

    The 22-foot long by 12-foot high caravan features a living and dining area, a 1950s style kitchen with a range of appliances, two bedrooms capable of sleeping four and a shower room complete with a modern shower and an ingenious sink from an old railway carriage.

    The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.
    An advert for the Berkeley Statesman following its launch at the Earl’s Court Motor Show in 1951
    The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.
    On occasions, Berkeley Statesman caravans have known to take to racetracks

    Of it, Mitchinson told the Discovery Channel:

    “I thought it so ugly it, it had to be mine… [Restoring it was an] exercise in insanity… But it [is] absolutely unique… She arrived on the back of a lorry and I thought: ‘We’ll have a go.’ … A beautiful silver phoenix… It’s been blood, sweat and tears… A remarkable restoration.”

    Speaking to The Yorkshire Post in December 2017, he added:

    “I need to sell it so [my]  house can be extended but I will miss it terribly. I am really proud of rescuing what is a valuable piece of social history.”

    Estate agents RM English are marketing the Berkeley Statesman for just £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500) and point out that it is currently located in the centre of York. They add: “It will need to be transported off-site by a low loader trailer.”

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    The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York. The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York. The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.The King of Caravans – One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000 ($38,500, €33,200 or درهم141,500); the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it – For sale through RM English estate agents in York.

  • Brexiteer Tim Martin’s Dog’s Dinner

    Brexiteer Tim Martin’s Dog’s Dinner

    Whackjob Wetherspoons owner Tim Martin has followed up on banning foreign booze including Moët & Chandon and now banned dogs from his entire chain of pubs

     

    Pro-Brexit publican Tim Martin has landed himself quite literally in dogshit.

     

    According to a report in Friday’s Mirror, Martin’s pub chain, Wetherspoon, will ban dogs from both the inside and outside areas of his 880 pubs from Monday 10th September 2018. The reason? “The group’s hard-working staff had grown tired of picking up poop.”

     Brexiteer Tim Martin’s Dog’s Dinner – Wetherspoons owner Tim Martin has followed up on banning foreign booze including Moët & Chandon and now banned dogs from his pubs.

     

    Back in June, this king of ‘making a dog’s dinner of it’ scored another own goal when he banned European alcohol such as Moët & Chandon champagne from his premises also. At the time, this multi-millionaire commented: “The EU’s customs union is a protectionist system which is widely misunderstood. The products we are now introducing are at lower prices than the EU products they are replacing.”

     

    In April, plainly showing how much he likes to ban things, Martin ordered his staff to delete all the firm’s social media profiles. Whatever next? Will he ban his very own customers?

     

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  • The Arab Arrival

    The Arab Arrival

    As Knightsbridge’s Brompton Road is invaded by Arabs, The Steeple Times finds that there is both good and bad in their number

     

    Last night, it was a party of two halves on Knightsbridge’s Brompton Road.

     

    At one end, close to the Caramel restaurant, a gaggle of vulgar Chanel handbag wielding Arab women (pictured top right) showed their low class ways when approached by an Englishwoman who simply asked them to let her pass. One remarked: “We have more money than you and we do what we want, whenever we want. You walk in the road. This pavement is our space.”

     

    Elsewhere, closer to the Brompton Road hoards of young Saudis and Kuwaitis gathered on the pavements. Asked why they were there, two Qatari men (pictured top left) politely explained that they would actually like to integrate with locals. They claimed they didn’t know where to find such but apologised profusely for others in their number blocking the streets.

     

    As is often the case, here was illustration that generalisations are never fair. There is good and bad in every part of society and we would all do well to remember that.

     

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    The Arab Arrival – As Knightsbridge’s Brompton Road is invaded by Arabs, The Steeple Times finds that there is both good and bad in their number. The Arab Arrival – As Knightsbridge’s Brompton Road is invaded by Arabs, The Steeple Times finds that there is both good and bad in their number.

  • #GetMohamedAJob

    #GetMohamedAJob

    Refugee Mohamed Elbarkey could not get a job; he did not give up and took enterprising action to try to get work

     

    Mohamed Elbarkey came to Britain as a refugee from Libya. He worked hard and got degrees from the University of Southampton and University College London yet still could not get a job in finance.

     

    After having sent out 70 CVs without success, 22-year-old Elbarkey decided to stand outside Canary Wharf tube station with a sign pleading for work. Whilst there, he encountered Mary Engleheart – a digital manager at the International Rescue Committee and having heard his story she decided to share it with her Twitter followers.

     

    Elbarkey’s stunt subsequently went viral and aside from being shared by the former Labour politician David Miliband, the hashtag #GetMohamedAJob attracted press attention internationally. In comments to the Evening Standard last week, Elbarkey remarked:

     

    “I found this young man, David, he did the same stunt in Silicon Valley. He wanted a job in technology and what better place. I found that he had over 200 job offers and I thought I only need one.”

     

    “Why don’t I try and see if my story resonates with these executives at these large financial firms and see if they wanted to take me under their wing, even offer me an internship and a job or genuinely just some advice.”

     

    If you can help, email [email protected] and we will pass on your details to Mohamed Elbarkey. Here is an enterprising youngster who deserves to be encouraged and we urge readers to share the hashtag: #GetMohamedAJob also.

     

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  • Hero of the Hour – Yasmita Mulji

    Hero of the Hour – Yasmita Mulji

    The Steeple Times salutes community hero and Chelsea newsagent Yasmita Mulji

     

    Hardworking Yasmita Mulji has served her community since 1978. This Chelsea newsagent and her small store have survived in the face of adversity and whilst many other longstanding businesses have failed, she has recently diversified into also selling computer games, consoles and peripheral equipment.

     

    In spite of greedy landlords seeing off other local institutions – such as the renowned restaurant La Brasserie in and more recently wine merchants Nicholas – Mrs Mulji and her staff continues to open from 5am to 7pm daily.

     

    All at The Steeple Times urge our readers to support this fine business. “Use it or lose it” comments editor-in-chief Matthew Steeples.

     

    P. Josiah Newsagents, 101 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6RH. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7584 2379.

     

    Pictured above: Yasmita Mulji and ex-Eastenders actor Tony Discipline.

     

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    Hero of the Hour – Yasmita Mulji – The Steeple Times salutes community hero and Chelsea newsagent Yasmita Mulji of P. Josiah Newsagents, 101 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6RH. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7584 2379.
    P. Josiah Newsagents forms part of what was a parade of shops and restaurants; sadly the majority are now gone and have been replaced by a vast yet little visited Stella McCartney store
    Hero of the Hour – Yasmita Mulji – The Steeple Times salutes community hero and Chelsea newsagent Yasmita Mulji of P. Josiah Newsagents, 101 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6RH. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7584 2379.
    Yasmita Mulji welcomes all customers including Chelsea’s most famous parrots
    Hero of the Hour – Yasmita Mulji – The Steeple Times salutes community hero and Chelsea newsagent Yasmita Mulji of P. Josiah Newsagents, 101 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6RH. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7584 2379.
    Yasmita Mulji with footballer Frank Lampard
  • The Bubble is Back

    The Bubble is Back

    New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino

     

    The Swiss are known for their chocolate and cuckoo clocks but now they might add something new to their roster: cars.

     

    Expected to launch in December and limited at first to the Swiss market, the two-seat, electric Microlino is a quadricycle vehicle that pays homage to the design of the BMW Isetta ‘bubble car’.

     

    With a supposed 7,200 orders placed already, the Microlino has a top speed of 56 miles per hour and a range of 75 miles. It can be charged using a domestic power socket in four hours and will be manufactured by the Italian company Tazzari EV.

     

    Described as priced “less than a car, but a bit more than a motorbike,” the surprisingly spacious Microlino will be sold for £10,800 ($13,700, €12,000 or درهم50,400).

     

    Pictured top: The creators of the Microlino, brothers Merlin and Oliver Ouboter, with a prototype of their new vehicle.

     

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    The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino. The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino.The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino. The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino.The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino. The Bubble is Back – £10,800 for minute Microlino electric car – New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino.

     

  • F*** Off Farage

    F*** Off Farage

    Nigel Farage’s return to “frontline politics” is going to bring nothing but division and diversion suggests Matthew Steeples

     

    Nigel Farage just can’t help himself: A failed candidate seven times in British Parliament elections and leader of UKIP twice, this bombastic brute is now “returning to frontline politics” in order to “challenge Theresa May’s ‘fraudulent’ Brexit plan.”

     

    A man of contradictions, Farage – who is anti-Prince Charles, pro-Vladimir Putin and in favour of the legalisation of handguns in the UK – wrote of his intentions in this morning’s Daily Telegraph in an article titled: “The time has come to teach the political class a lesson: I’m back fighting for a real Brexit.” In the opinion piece, he remarked:

     

    “Over the last few months, and particularly since the Chequers betrayal, scores of people have stopped me in the street to ask: ‘When are you coming back?’ Well now you have your answer: I’m back.”

     

    “Theresa the Appeaser has produced a set of ideas that are nothing more than a cowardly sell-out. With all this in mind, now is the time for action.”

     

    “It is now beyond doubt that the political class in Westminster and many of their media allies do not accept the EU referendum result. It is equally clear to me that, unless challenged, these anti-democrats will succeed in frustrating the result.”

     

    “Well, I’ve had enough of their lies, deceit and treachery. The time has come to teach them a lesson – one that they will never forget.”

     

    In response to this predictable publicity stunt, James McGrory, of the pro-remain People’s Vote campaign group, told The Guardian:

     

    “Nigel Farage has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra, just without the success. If he was serious about making a return to frontline politics, he would stand to be an MP. I can only hope that Nigel Farage sticks to the promise he made live on TV to have a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal.”

     

    In reality, all this move shows is that Farage is nothing but self-motivated. In the past I’ve termed him a “man of the elite” but now I’ll go further: Nigel Farage is nothing but a self-serving meddler and yet again – mark my words – the insane nightmare he desires serving up to the British public will fall flat on its face.

     

    #ExitBrexit

     

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  • A Funicular Feat

    A Funicular Feat

    Highest asking price ever for a property on Lake Tahoe is sought for a compound complete with two glass funiculars; it could be yours for £60 million

     

    Situated on 5.14 acres and having 525-foot of frontage to Lake Tahoe in Nevada, a 16,232 square foot mansion complete has gone on sale.

     

    Built between 1997 and 2016, ‘Crystal Pointe’ on Crystal Bay is formed by a main residence, guest house and caretaker’s apartment linked to its lower level boat house and oversized 4-car garage by two impressive hillside traversing funiculars on heated tracks. It has a total of 8 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 13 fireplaces, a 10-seat cinema and a 1,687 bottle wine cellar.

     

    A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount
    The various elements of the compound are connected via furniculars as well as steps
    A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount
    One of two furniculars
    A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount
    Stuart and Geri Yount built the property between 1997 and 2016

     

    Offered on behalf of building product tycoon Stuart Yount – CEO of Fortifiber – and his wife Geri, the property is designed to enjoy full views of the lake from sunrise to sunset. It stands in landscaped gardens with ponds and waterfalls that feature some pretty dramatic animal sculptures and adjoins US service forestry.

     

    Chase International seek £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) as Mr and Mrs Yount now wish to downsize to a smaller residence.

     

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    A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 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America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount A Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri YountA Funicular Feat – Crystal Pointe, 300 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, Washoe, Nevada, NV 89402, United States of America – For sale for £59.1 million ($75 million, €66.1 million or درهم275.4 million) through Chase International – Owned and built by Stuart and Geri Yount

  • Falling Off The Cliff

    Falling Off The Cliff

    Matthew Steeples suggests the BBC’s decision not to appeal the Cliff Richard privacy ruling is very worrying for press freedom

     

    News that the BBC have decided not to challenge the Cliff Richard privacy ruling is not surprising but it also sets a worrying precedent.

     

    In a statement, aside from apologising yet again to the plainly strange Christian crooner, the Corporation thankfully, however, announced they would be taking its case to a higher level and stated:

     

    “The BBC is writing today to ask the Government to consider a review of the law in this important area to protect the right to properly and fairly report criminal investigations, and to name the person under investigation.”

     

    “There is a fundamental principle of press freedom at stake here and one upon which we believe Parliament, as our lawmakers, should decide.”

     

    They are quite right and given this ruling is tantamount to new legislation, this ultimately will go down in history as taking Britain down a very dangerous road.

     

    Pictured top: Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris with Sir Cliff Richard.

     

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