Well, ghastly Stuart Hall if he's guilty (which he is, in British law, until and unless he can prove his innocence - not easy when the claims are from 40 years ago).

I've just come on to say the same thing after seeing him here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21365111

An absolute shadow of a man now.

It's not fair that 83 year old has to face ancient rape charges will little no evidence at all, still a legend and hope he can carry on doing Radio 5 Live.

Might I add must be grim for his family too--whom he says have been supportive and loving. You can choose your friends...but close family will always be life savers.

one would think that at 83 a person should be forgiven anything, except murder.

Cannot imagine where the minds of the accusers are at..whether true or false.
What is to be gained apart from giving lunatics like Tosspot ammunition to claim they will receive 'closure' (what is closure?) or 'justice' (and compo being entirely incidental of course)

For all the Tosspots in the world, their pontifications ( and he is one of Twitter's most annoying rabbiters posting news bits as though no-one else can read ), child abuse is apparently still rampant.

Spot on Hedda. I'd prosecute those who deviously, wickedly set up, promote, encourage others into acts of evil. Having said that, I sympathise with poor Max Clifford in his current predicament.

hedda wrote:
what is closure?


About £250,000 at current rates.

No, actually £33,000 at top compensation rate - but for that you need a note from a friendly doctor that it's done you PHYSICAL harm as well as mental damage.

JK2006 wrote:
No, actually £33,000 at top compensation rate - but for that you need a note from a friendly doctor that it's done you PHYSICAL harm as well as mental damage.

No, no, that's compensation. I was talking about closure: that's much more expensive.