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Alex Renton

@axrenton

Writer, broadcaster, FRHistS. Books: #BloodLegacy: slavery & my family. #StiffUpperLip: abuse in Britain's elite schools.
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It might be hard to believe, but in Britain nobody has a legal obligation to report suspected or even known child sex abuse to the authorities. That might change soon, if the measures announced by Yvette Cooper in Parliament today do the job they should.

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Massive news. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Britain abused as children that this law would have saved. Including me. Well done @Tom_Perry Mandate Now. I've campaigned on this a bit: for them, a life's work. Now let's get the new law right . theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

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Talking of 'grooming gangs' - our new BBC Radio 4 series on networkss systemic problems in child sexual abuse prevention airs from this morning, 9.30am. And on BBC Sounds. #InDarkCorners #csa Nicky Campbell Mandate Now bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBC Radio 4 Today (@bbcr4today) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A secret list of more than 300 people who belonged to the Paedophile Information Exchange has been handed to the BBC. Journalist Alex Renton, from the BBC Radio 4 podcast In Dark Corners, explains that the Met Police had the list for about two decades from the 1970s. #R4Today

Seen + Heard (@seenandhearduk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Please take a moment to read our article on the Child Sexual Abuse UK landscape, IICSA, independent schools and campaigning action. It's a hot topic right now, writing ASAP to your local MP could see meaningful change for young people and adults survivors.

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With debates in parliament this week, Mandatory Reporting has been in the news lately. Since we at Mandate Now have been campaigning for MR since 2005, we thought it might be an idea to provide a summary of what it’s about. Even a summary is going to be a long thread…

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Series 1 and now series 2 of the In Dark Corners from Alex Renton are essential, if harrowing and enraging, listens. Content warning: CSA, grooming and institutional collusion - all taking place in the very heart of the elite establishment. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Nice review from Rachel Cunliffe of series 2, #InDarkCorners Ā 'It’s a bleak, bitter way to kick off the new year. But it’s also impossible not to listen.' newstatesman.com/culture/2025/0…

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Israeli spokesman spouting lie after lie on #r4today … ā€˜There has been no restriction on humanitarian aid’… UNRWA is responsible for the teaching of ā€˜jew-hating’ in Gaza schools. The good coverage earlier doesn’t really work to counter this stuff.

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Statement from Scottish Child Abuse Inquisition Solution to problem of shoring up Smith After young man (referred to in statement as ā€œan individualā€) driven to take his own life ? Engage another lawyer Shameful. Resign now.

Statement from Scottish Child Abuse Inquisition

Solution to problem of shoring up Smith

After young man (referred to in statement as ā€œan individualā€) driven to take his own life ?

Engage another lawyer

Shameful. Resign now.
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Israel’s banning of UNRWA is a direct attack on Palestinian rights, identity, and existence. World leaders must act decisively, to ensure Israel rescind these laws and allow UNRWA to fulfil its internationally-mandated mission in support of the Palestinian people.

Israel’s banning of <a href="/UNRWA/">UNRWA</a> is a direct attack on Palestinian rights, identity, and existence.

World leaders must act decisively, to ensure Israel rescind these laws and allow UNRWA to fulfil its internationally-mandated mission in support of the Palestinian people.
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ā€˜Watershed moment’ as three-year time limit on child rape claims scrapped in England and Wales theguardian.com/law/2025/feb/0…

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šŸ‘€ WATCH and share this 3min video and flyer. Take action to protect young people from sexual abuse by writing to your MP! We need an EFFECTIVE Mandatory Reporting law now, not just a headline. This cannot be watered down, it must be delivered in full, as promised by