- Source: Punch magazine, London, April 5, 2000
- Special Report by Chris Hutchins
- Dateline: Tuesday, March 14, 2000
- Location: Beeston Police Station. Nottingham, England
- The Personage: Willie Straw, brother of the Home Secretary, Jack Straw
- The Confession: “Of a serious sexual nature”
- Police Reaction: After questioning, Willie was released on Police bail.
- Metropolitan Police Quote: Senior Officer: “Only a brave Custody Sergeant would release into the community a man who confessed to that crime”.
THE CRIME?
- There’s one woman journo who might well be aware of the nature of the crime.
- Because of the location – Nottingham.
Bea Campbell.
Just fancy that #2
JACK STRAW, whose parents were Jewish, went to the same ancient British school as historian David Irving, whose parents were not Jewish; Mr Straw faces nothing like the same problems.