The Winston Marshall Show

Julie Bindel - 100,000+ Underage Victims: This Has Been Going On Longer Than We Know…

14 Feb 2026

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with investigative journalist and feminist campaigner Julie Bindel for a forensic and deeply disturbing conversation on Britain’s grooming gang scandal, institutional failure, and the ongoing cover-up.Julie traces the origins of the r*pe gang crisis back to the 1990s, long before it became national news, and explains how police, social services, and local authorities repeatedly ignored warnings from families. We discuss cases from Leeds, Blackpool, Rotherham, Telford, and London, and examine why organised child sexual exploitation by predominantly Pakistani Muslim gangs was treated as politically untouchable.The conversation explores the role of multiculturalism, fear of being labelled racist, and the systematic refusal to prosecute perpetrators or protect victims. Julie outlines how many abused girls were instead criminalised, dismissed as troublesome, or left trapped in prostitution, while those responsible faced little accountability.We also examine Sadiq Khan’s denial of grooming gangs in London, the contrast between county lines drug crime and organised r*pe networks, and Rupert Lowe’s independent inquiry into the scandal. Julie argues that without a full statutory inquiry, with real legal consequences, justice will remain out of reach for thousands of victims.A harrowing and unflinching discussion about child sexual exploitation, state failure, political cowardice, and whether Britain is finally prepared to confront one of the darkest chapters in its modern history.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To see more exclusive content and interviews consider subscribing to my substack here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshallInsta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshallLinktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapters00:00 Introduction02:41 The Origins of Grooming Gangs07:13 Police & Social Services Failures09:41 Why the Media Refused to Report It14:28 The Charlene Downes Case Explained18:55 The Guardian Rejection22:23 Politics & Institutional Fear26:37 The London Grooming Gangs Reality31:53 Sadiq Khan, County Lines & Race Baiting35:48 Why the Victims Were Blamed47:16 The National Inquiry & What It Must Expose53:22 Trafficking Girls to Pakistan59:58 “Hundreds of Thousands” of Victims1:02:25 Quashing Victim Convictions & Amnesty1:05:09 Starmer, Political Will & What Happens Next Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Winston Marshall Show

Julie Bindel - 100,000+ Underage Victims: This Has Been Going On Longer Than We Know…

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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