Of Jews and paedophiles

As 2015 draws to a close, a national newspaper has published a list of notable people who died in the past year.  Cilla Black and Jimmy Hill are among the more prominent names, but Lord Janner is also mentioned, and with these words:

Besides being a politician, Lord Janner was also a barrister and a writer. 

He was a Labour MP for 27 years, from 1970 to 1997.

Lord Janner was president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from 1978 to 1984 and was a prominent campaigner in the efforts to gain reparations for victims of the Holocaust.

No mention of him raping children.

Janner was first outed as a paedophile in 1991, but no charges were brought.  In April 2015, another national newspaper reported that a retired police officer called Kelvyn Ashby had been forbidden from charging Janner, apparently on the grounds that he was an MP.

Janner went on to avoid being charged in 2002, 2006, and 2013 - each time in spite of substantial victim testimony.  The Daily Mail reports that:

Ten days ago Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders announced there was enough evidence to charge Janner with 22 offences against nine alleged victims – but he could not be prosecuted because he has severe dementia.

The CPS claimed Janner was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009. But analysis of his activities since then shows he went on at least 20 foreign trips, including to Israel and America as part of his work fighting anti-semitism and bringing Nazis to justice. He was still chairman of an all-party Parliamentary group two years ago.

This man was eager that one group of people - supporters of the National Socialist regime - should not escape justice (or injustice perhaps), but was also eager that he should avoid justice for his own crimes.

It is also notable that the establishment seemed eager to protect Janner all the way along the line.  Consider this timeline.

• 1979: Margaret Thatcher leads the Conservative Party to victory in a general election.  Her close friend and fellow Tory MP Peter Morrison is an active paedophile.  Allegations that Liberal MP Cyril Smith is also a paedophile result in his being questioned by police just once.  Muslim grooming gangs may already be operating in the United Kingdom.
• 1989: Mrs Thatcher's government brings in legislation for the prosecution of National Socialist veterans living in Britain.
• 1991: Labour MP Greville Janner, a Jew, is first outed as a paedophile, but is protected from prosecution.  Britain still has a Conservative government, now led by John Major.
• 1997: A Labour government led by Tony Blair allows Janner to enter the House of Lords.
• 2000: Tony Blair confirms an annual Holocaust Memorial Day.
• 2001: The British National Party becomes aware of Muslim grooming gangs operating in the north west of England, and begins campaigning for prosecutions.  Labour is still in government, and Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister.
• 2002: Janner is again protected from prosecution for his crime.  Labour is still in government, and Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister.
• 2004: BNP leader Nick Griffin is secretly filmed by the BBC talking about Muslim grooming gangs.
• 2005: Griffin is charged with inciting racial hatred, presumably to punish him for daring to talk about Muslim grooming gangs. Labour is still in government, and Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister.
• 2006: Griffin stands trial, and is cleared.  A retrial is promptly announced.  Janner is again protected from prosecution for his crimes.  Labour is still in government, and Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister.
• 2009: The BNP wins two seats in the European Parliament, and the press begin reporting the prosecution of a small number of Muslim paedophiles.  Janner apparently begins suffering from Alzheimers, but continues working.  Labour is still in government, and Gordon Brown is now the Prime Minister.
• 2013: Janner is again protected from prosecution for his crimes.  The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are now in government, and David Cameron is now the Prime Minister
• 2015: David Cameron is able to form a majority Conservative government.  Janner is protected from prosecution once again, this time on the grounds of a medical condition which does not prevent him working.

I do not want to exaggerate the connection between paedophilia and Jewry.  So far as I am aware, neither Cyril Smith nor Peter Morrison were Jews.  Nevertheless I wonder how many of the people - whether Jews or gentiles - who have campaigned for the prosecution of National Socialist veterans have also campaigned for the prosecution of either Muslim paedophiles or of paedophiles with friends in high places.

Update: this newspaper report about the trial of Jeremy Thorpe in 1979 is relevant. 

Related previous posts include:

The Church of England, race, and paedophiles

The great paedo cover up continues

Jews matter.  Does anyone else?