The accusations of rape against him were abandoned a decade ago; I remember it well as both he and Paul Weller suffered from false allegations around the same time that I did; however those claims against Weller and Hucknall were recent; mine were from over 30 years ago. And those against me were by men. Big difference. And the recording artistes then had far more expensive and experienced lawyers, working in tandem with major corporations at the time.

I suspect this latest admission by Mick will lead to historical claims against him; the girls probably represented by Max Clifford, that well known champion of truth.

This is only the start of a financially beneficial "great story".