The Labour Government fought like hell to avoid a nationwide investigation into what the Brits call the "grooming gang" scandal that was really a decade(s)-long organized rape gang reign of terror in British towns, but finally appeared to give in to pressure to start an investigation using a trusted independent third party with experience.

Public pressure, it appeared, worked for once in what were once "democracies."

Back in January, Labour Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promised the country that the government would act on the grooming gang scandal. pic.twitter.com/pz0Nc4UOeT

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That was an illusion, as we should have expected by now. Just as the transnational elite believes that elections exist to ratify the selection of their preferred candidates, they also see any promises they make as nothing more than a delaying tactic to relieve public pressure. They never had any intention of following through. 

This week, however, we learned they’ve been quietly dismantling such promises. pic.twitter.com/RWFGpVbjYe

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After Labour made splashy announcements that mollified the public, they have basically dropped the matter and, like Darth Vader, changed the deal. What were supposed to be a raft of independent investigations that circumvented the local councils, all of whom bear some responsibility for the crisis, and some of whom were co-conspirators and participants in the gruesome rapes, have turned into offers to the malefactors to conduct--or not--their own investigations. 

They asked him to help create an independent national framework for victim-centred, locally led inquiries. He agreed. Days later, Cooper stood up in the Commons and formally announced his involvement. pic.twitter.com/YdoSztyHhD

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So what was supposed to be an independent, national investigation turned into a scheme to distribute money to Councils that were themselves in some cases guilty, and those Councils could even choose what to do with the money. 

Conservative MP Robbie Moore discovered in further correspondence with the Home Office that the money can now be used for “options” that fall “short of a full investigation”—such as “victim-survivor engagement”, “scrutiny,” and “follow-up”.

These are the Home Office’s own words—incredibly vague words, some would say deliberately so.

Crowther texted her, asking if she could clarify “what I was likely to be asked to do and when.” pic.twitter.com/3toAqOZUcY

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"Victim-survivor engagement" is a long way away from an independent investigation, and telling the man who was supposed to lead the investigation that he would be handed a report and be asked to comment on it is not quite the same thing as was promised. 

The reply from somewhat of a bombshell.

An official informed him that the framework would now be drafted by ministers and advisers. Crowther’s role was no longer central—he could “comment” on a draft, once written, but that was it. pic.twitter.com/AWOJFwK3IE

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This is, of course, exactly what Labour intended all along. As is so often the case, leftists use words as tools of persuasion, not as a means of direct communication. They say things that their targets want to hear and mean things that only they want tthem to mean. 

Leaving it up to councils to decide whether to “opt in” to a grooming inquiry is not only a vast knock down from what they promised; in certain areas, it’s a glaring conflict of interest. pic.twitter.com/pzloC0tvVx

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People who desperately want to be fooled choose to be fooled. They point to the words as if they were actions. Labour doesn't want investigations because they don't want people to know what would be found. They couldn't avoid promising them, because the public was furious. So they said there would be one. 

Arguably, giving them the power to decide whether to subject themselves to scrutiny is akin to letting suspects choose whether they want to be investigated.

And even if a council does bid, they don’t have to conduct a "full inquiry". pic.twitter.com/crKAdfMe1c

— The Stark Naked Brief. (@StarkNakedBrief) April 5, 2025

This is an excellent way to short-circuit the momentum that the demands had developed. The peasants were in the streets, pitchforks in hand, so promises were made to mollify them. Now that the peasants are dispersed, every single one of those promises is being broken. 

Full breakdown—including some interesting info on Jess Phillips' recent meets with grooming victims—with source links:https://t.co/WibD57Gkzh

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It is a story as old as time but one that is not supposed to happen in a mature liberal democracy, at least not to this extent. This was the tactic of tyrants in the Middle Ages. In fact, King John, who was forced to sign the Magna Carta due to his abuses of power, was famous for using this tactic. 

Eventually, Parliamentary democracy developed as a means to restrain dishonest kings, but the parliamentarians themselves have taken on the role of tyrants. 

This explains a huge amount. pic.twitter.com/Lb2yQ62qe0

— Andrew Bridgen (@ABridgen) April 5, 2025

The difference, ironically, is that King John didn't allow, organize, or participate in rape gangs. He was an awful king, but as far as I know he didn't invite savages into his country, hand the children of his land over to them for gang rapes, and jump into the party to enjoy a bit of fun himself. Some of these government officials did precisely that, and Labour wants them to get away with doing so. 

To be clear--Conservatives don't have clean hands. Their zeal for justice only arose after losing the last election. Their outrage is strategic, which is one reason why they richly deserved the electoral defeat handed to them. Unfortunately for the British, they were tossed out of the frying pan and into the fire by electing Labour.