O/t - Church of England

[mellowmiller]

The current story - the Smyth affair - concerns the actions of one individual (and possibly one accomplice as I understand it) and a lack of action at best, or a cover up at worst by the church. It has been the subject of an independent investigation that had access to church records and witness evidence. I'm not sure how you think some fearless journalist is going to get any more information or insight.

It's very much about a breaking a story for a journalist. Journalism is their living and story headed 'Investigation reveals what we already know' isn?t going to sell.

I think your reference to 30 bishops is a reference to the 30 church officials who are under investigation for their part in relation to the lack of action against Smyth? I think it?s absolutely crucial that process runs its course and that appropriate action be taken against any of them who are found to have failed to do what they should have done. What I don?t see is why the fact that 30 people are under investigations creates the need for an investigation. Can you see the issue there? It sounds like talking instead of acting upon what we already know.

For someone who claims to be part of the legal profession I can't believe how out of touch you seem to be with what investigative journalists do.
I have a friend who is in a senior position at ITV and is currently leading a detailed investigation into something that was broken over a year ago but is apparently far more serious than we have been told so far. There is a lot more to come on that story so the investigation is digging deep into the details to expose the truth.
It's not all about scoops as you seem to believe.

[KerrAvon]

For someone who claims to be part of the legal profession I can't believe how out of touch you seem to be with what investigative journalists do.
I have a friend who is in a senior position at ITV and is currently leading a detailed investigation into something that was broken over a year ago but is apparently far more serious than we have been told so far. There is a lot more to come on that story so the investigation is digging deep into the details to expose the truth.
It's not all about scoops as you seem to believe.

I know that your chum won't get many scoops if he keeps telling people what he's working on.