MP Burns gets job on Savile investigation team (From Bournemouth Echo)
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MP Burns gets job on Savile investigation team
12:00pm Saturday 27th October 2012 in News By Darren Slade, Chief Reporter
Jimmy Savile
A BOURNEMOUTH MP has landed a job on the committee investigating the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West, has been appointed by the Conservatives to the culture, media and sport select committee.
The committee has made headlines in recent days for interrogating BBC director-general George Entwistle over the Jimmy Savile affair.
Its business in coming months is likely to include the outcome of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.
Mr Burns said: “I’m a passionate advocate that the law makers, parliament, must not overreact to some bad eggs doing some bad things.
“I’m a fundamental and unwavering advocate of a free press. I do not want to see state regulation of the press.”
But he said there could be a role for stronger self-regulation, with the press having to accept binding judgements.
The committee questioned George Entwistle over the decision by the editor of Newsnight to drop a report on allegations against Jimmy Savile at a time when the BBC was planning a tribute to the old presenter.
“My own view is here was a bad man who is now dead and a lot of these events happened a very long time ago and it would be very hard to prove very much,” said Mr Burns.
“I think if the decision was taken that Newsnight should not broadcast something that they knew to be because that would then result in somebody having to re-arrange the Christmas schedules, then I think somebody’s got very serious questions to answer.”
But he said the Newsnight issue could turn out to be a “minor part in the great scheme of things” compared Savile’s abuse itself.
Mr Burns was a parliamentary aide to the Northern Ireland secretary before quitting earlier this year because he disagreed with the government’s stance on House of Lords reform.
Dorset Police officers help Met uncover truth about TV presenter
POLICE in Dorset have confirmed they are helping their colleagues in the Met with the investigation into disgraced TV star Jimmy Savile.
They revealed detectives is co-operating with the national Operation Yewtree but said further details will remain under wraps for operational reasons.
The Metropolitan Police are dealing with hundreds of claims of sex abuse from across the UK.
“Dorset Police is co-operating with the investigation into historic sex abuse, Operation Yewtree,” said a spokesman.
“Any relevant information has been referred to Met investigators and Dorset detectives will, of course, continue to assist the Metropolitan Police accordingly.”
Scotland Yard is currently investigating allegations from at least 200 victims and checking upwards of 400 lines of inquiry.
Savile spent much of his time in Bournemouth and once owned the Norwegian Wood cafe.
When news of the allegations broke the current owner of the popular town centre cafe, Lindsey Webb, removed menus which stated that Savile once owned the business.
She told the Daily Echo Savile continued to visit the cafe until a few years ago.
He also worked at nightclubs nearby and is thought to have owned the entire block which houses Norwegian Wood when it was a nightclub complex during the 1960s and 70s.
Savile worked as a public relations consultant for the Maison Royale/Le Cardinal nightclub complex in Glen Fern Road from 1973 until 1978.
Comments(23)
pete woodley
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12:25pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Turtlebay
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12:47pm Sat 27 Oct 12
muscliffman
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1:11pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Turtlebay wrote:When was 29th October 2011 ten years ago?
Wouldn't he be better off doing what his job is, looking after the interests of Bournemouth, rather than wasting time on an inquiry into someone who died more than 10 years ago?
Anyhow, presumably this Inquiry qualifies for generous expenses, if not this Missing Person probably just will be - missing.
contric
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1:30pm Sat 27 Oct 12
spooki
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1:58pm Sat 27 Oct 12
John T
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2:26pm Sat 27 Oct 12
elite50
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2:40pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Why are people surprised when the truth comes out?
If you had kids, would you let a Jimmy Savile type near them???
Maybe you would but you would make very sure that you were around to protect them in case your basic instincts were proved to be correct!
Hindsite is very easy but he never looked "right", did he?
Talkingheadera
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3:02pm Sat 27 Oct 12
What a poor politician.
John T
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3:04pm Sat 27 Oct 12
elite50 wrote:He looked 'right' enough for Mrs Thatcher to have him allegedly spend over 10 New Year's Eve gatherings with her family!
The Jimmy Savile "thing" was always weird.
Why are people surprised when the truth comes out?
If you had kids, would you let a Jimmy Savile type near them???
Maybe you would but you would make very sure that you were around to protect them in case your basic instincts were proved to be correct!
Hindsite is very easy but he never looked "right", did he?
l'anglais
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3:09pm Sat 27 Oct 12
John T wrote:What Thatcher, getting close to something evil and corrupt....Pinochet ring a bell.
elite50 wrote:He looked 'right' enough for Mrs Thatcher to have him allegedly spend over 10 New Year's Eve gatherings with her family!
The Jimmy Savile "thing" was always weird.
Why are people surprised when the truth comes out?
If you had kids, would you let a Jimmy Savile type near them???
Maybe you would but you would make very sure that you were around to protect them in case your basic instincts were proved to be correct!
Hindsite is very easy but he never looked "right", did he?
The dear old 1980's, when the good gave way to the evil and the mean.
boscombewizard
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3:53pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Stronger self regulation? It hasn't worked. It didn't for MPs and expenses either. The enquiry on JS will widen and more and more people who have abused and exploited young people will be exposed. I wonder what will emerge from the Bournemouth end of things? Friday night town hall under 18 disco anyone?
oneshortleg
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3:54pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Turtlebay wrote:He can't even do that I have been involved with three different events he was invited to and accepted, then cancelled at last minute useless!
Wouldn't he be better off doing what his job is, looking after the interests of Bournemouth, rather than wasting time on an inquiry into someone who died more than 10 years ago?
politicaltrainspotter
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4:00pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Never replied to email when i lived in North Bournemouth and nor did the other MP who represent Bournemouth East.
Vote them out.
TheDistrict
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9:05pm Sat 27 Oct 12
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Why is the government getting involved, or, were they already involved in other ways.
pete woodley
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9:10pm Sat 27 Oct 12
BmthNewshound
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9:35am Sun 28 Oct 12
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A career politician parachuted into a safe seat to help advance HIS political career.
ASPOOLE
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12:15pm Sun 28 Oct 12
Turtlebay wrote:...he also is supposed to look after his Poole constituents after the boundary changes at the last election !
Wouldn't he be better off doing what his job is, looking after the interests of Bournemouth, rather than wasting time on an inquiry into someone who died more than 10 years ago?
groveswhitnall
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5:24pm Sun 28 Oct 12
pete woodley
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5:58pm Sun 28 Oct 12
hadvar
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10:41am Mon 29 Oct 12
scrumpyjack
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12:38pm Mon 29 Oct 12
sally carmen
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12:53am Wed 31 Oct 12
Tom 'Boscombe' Jones says...
12:09pm Sat 27 Oct 12