Julie Bindel

I'm sure we don't all agree. There is a myth that the police inaction was solely because of the men's ethnicity, that they didn't want a race riot, because the far right and some racist agitators in the neighbourhoods would have gone berserk when they discovered that these men were predominantly Pakistani Muslim. But a big factor in this was what I'd seen...

I'm sure we don't all agree. There is a myth that the police inaction was solely because of the men's ethnicity, that they didn't want a race riot, because the far right and some racist agitators in the neighbourhoods would have gone berserk when they discovered that these men were predominantly Pakistani Muslim. But a big factor in this was what I'd seen...

right the way through the 80s and early 90s, which was the girls were seen as troublesome slags, which is a phrase that one of the police officers used about the girl, that the girls were worthless, that they were scum, that any girl that had sex with older men for cigarettes and vodka was bringing it on herself. But also there was a racist undertone to this, which is any white girl

right the way through the 80s and early 90s, which was the girls were seen as troublesome slags, which is a phrase that one of the police officers used about the girl, that the girls were worthless, that they were scum, that any girl that had sex with older men for cigarettes and vodka was bringing it on herself. But also there was a racist undertone to this, which is any white girl

right the way through the 80s and early 90s, which was the girls were seen as troublesome slags, which is a phrase that one of the police officers used about the girl, that the girls were worthless, that they were scum, that any girl that had sex with older men for cigarettes and vodka was bringing it on herself. But also there was a racist undertone to this, which is any white girl

that has sex with a Pakistani is worse than scum. And so they really weren't interested because as time immemorial, girls are disbelieved and they're blamed for their own abuse. And then of course we go further on to the early 2000s when This became too big for the police to ignore.

that has sex with a Pakistani is worse than scum. And so they really weren't interested because as time immemorial, girls are disbelieved and they're blamed for their own abuse. And then of course we go further on to the early 2000s when This became too big for the police to ignore.

that has sex with a Pakistani is worse than scum. And so they really weren't interested because as time immemorial, girls are disbelieved and they're blamed for their own abuse. And then of course we go further on to the early 2000s when This became too big for the police to ignore.

There were too many campaigners, too many child protection experts, too many sexual health clinic representatives saying we've got 14-year-old girls presenting with sexually transmitted infections, pregnancies and asking for abortions. So then it got too big for them to ignore and then some action occurred.

There were too many campaigners, too many child protection experts, too many sexual health clinic representatives saying we've got 14-year-old girls presenting with sexually transmitted infections, pregnancies and asking for abortions. So then it got too big for them to ignore and then some action occurred.

There were too many campaigners, too many child protection experts, too many sexual health clinic representatives saying we've got 14-year-old girls presenting with sexually transmitted infections, pregnancies and asking for abortions. So then it got too big for them to ignore and then some action occurred.

It does check out and if you give perpetrators a message that If they rape a child, the child is the one more likely to be criminalized than him.

It does check out and if you give perpetrators a message that If they rape a child, the child is the one more likely to be criminalized than him.

It does check out and if you give perpetrators a message that If they rape a child, the child is the one more likely to be criminalized than him.

And if you give society a message that you can buy a child for sex, paid rape, and nothing will ever happen to you because it's so normalized through pornography and through other cultural signifiers, then it's not surprising that this is happening and happening increasingly where men are emboldened to do this. And of course, this isn't something that stands alone.

And if you give society a message that you can buy a child for sex, paid rape, and nothing will ever happen to you because it's so normalized through pornography and through other cultural signifiers, then it's not surprising that this is happening and happening increasingly where men are emboldened to do this. And of course, this isn't something that stands alone.

And if you give society a message that you can buy a child for sex, paid rape, and nothing will ever happen to you because it's so normalized through pornography and through other cultural signifiers, then it's not surprising that this is happening and happening increasingly where men are emboldened to do this. And of course, this isn't something that stands alone.

away from other child abuse, gangs, patterns, incidents. It is specific, and it was happening in these particular towns with these particular gangs, and it was monetised. But it really was nothing new. It was just becoming so obvious that the police wanted nothing to do with it. And once, of course, the threat of rioting race rioting, as the police referred to it, popped up.

away from other child abuse, gangs, patterns, incidents. It is specific, and it was happening in these particular towns with these particular gangs, and it was monetised. But it really was nothing new. It was just becoming so obvious that the police wanted nothing to do with it. And once, of course, the threat of rioting race rioting, as the police referred to it, popped up.

away from other child abuse, gangs, patterns, incidents. It is specific, and it was happening in these particular towns with these particular gangs, and it was monetised. But it really was nothing new. It was just becoming so obvious that the police wanted nothing to do with it. And once, of course, the threat of rioting race rioting, as the police referred to it, popped up.