Mark Taylor, a former personal assistant to Ann Cryer, the MP who first exposed grooming gangs in 2002, has expressed concern over the lack of open discussion about the ethnicity of the perpetrators. Taylor believes that this absence of dialogue has created a "vacuum" now being filled by figures like Elon Musk.

 

Taylor, who served as Cryer’s aide from 2001 to 2008, stated that politicians have consistently failed to tackle the problem adequately, both in the past and present. "When Ann tried to confront this in 2002, the politicians were just not grasping the problem, and nor are they doing so now," Taylor said.

 

Cryer, who represented Keighley, West Yorkshire, was approached by several mothers in distress, claiming that their daughters were being groomed by British-Pakistani men near school gates. When Cryer challenged the police and social services, who initially refused to act, she faced harsh criticism, was labeled a racist, and even faced opposition from within her own party.

 

The issue only garnered serious attention after investigative journalist Andrew Norfolk published a series of exposés in *The Times* starting in January 2011. The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) then began to address the scandal.

 

Taylor voiced his worry that the work done to counteract the influence of far-right figures like Nick Griffin and the British National Party (BNP) might be undone. "There is now a vacuum that the right and people like [Elon] Musk are going to fill. There is still the feeling that things are unfair," he said, stressing the need for open discussions on immigration and its impacts. 

 

While affirming he is not against immigration, Taylor pointed out the need to acknowledge both positive and negative consequences of concentrated immigrant communities in towns and cities. "It’s about being able to have open discussion. We’re not knocking [immigration], we’re just trying to work out the good bits and the bad bits," he explained.

 

Andrew Norfolk shared similar sentiments, criticizing the national inquiry into child sex abuse for avoiding the core issues that enabled grooming gangs to thrive. He emphasized that true eradication of such abuse requires thorough research into the intersections of religion, culture, and social cohesion.

 

Cryer’s son, Lord Cryer, commended his mother for her courage in speaking out and highlighted the threats she had received as recently as five years ago, reinforcing the ongoing challenges in addressing these sensitive issues.

 

Based on a report by The Times 2024-01-11

 

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4 hours ago, Social Media said:

Mark Taylor, a former personal assistant to Ann Cryer, the MP who first exposed grooming gangs in 2002, has expressed concern over the lack of open discussion about the ethnicity of the perpetrators. Taylor believes that this absence of dialogue has created a "vacuum" now being filled by figures like Elon Musk.

Yes but if you mentioned they were Pakistani Muslim then David Lammy would claim it “panders to the far-Right.”

 

David Lammy Criticizes Sajid Javid for Remarks on Ethnicity of Grooming Gangs

https://aseannow.com/topic/1348353-david-lammy-criticizes-sajid-javid-for-remarks-on-ethnicity-of-grooming-gangs/

 

Lammy's lame attempt to cancel the truth rather than deal with it.

 

Lammys as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike 

This happened  years ago.Move on for God's sake.

3 minutes ago, Anthony mellows said:

This happened  years ago.Move on for God's sake.

I think the opposite applies as it seems we have made no progress in this matter.

11 minutes ago, Anthony mellows said:

This happened  years ago.Move on for God's sake.

Why are they still catching them?

 

In the last 12 months the crack team of expert investigators and analysts has helped police forces arrest over 550 suspects, identify and protect over 4,000 victims, and build up robust cases to get justice for these appalling crimes. 

Established by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in April 2023, the Grooming Gangs Taskforce of specialist officers has worked with all 43 police forces in England and Wales to support child sexual exploitation and grooming investigations. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/grooming-gangs-taskforce-arrests-hundreds-in-first-year

23 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

they

 

23 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Why are they still catching them?

 

In the last 12 months the crack team of expert investigators and analysts has helped police forces arrest over 550 suspects, identify and protect over 4,000 victims, and build up robust cases to get justice for these appalling crimes. 

Established by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in April 2023, the Grooming Gangs Taskforce of specialist officers has worked with all 43 police forces in England and Wales to support child sexual exploitation and grooming investigations. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/grooming-gangs-taskforce-arrests-hundreds-in-first-year

Better tell Musk then.

14 minutes ago, Anthony mellows said:

 

Better tell Musk then.

What makes you think he's not aware of this? He has been talking about ones that were covered up