SAW vs Texas Radio Fish - Road Cocks (on Her Majesty's Sybil Service With Citizen Smith

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http://ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/48921 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other people named Cyril Smith, see Cyril Smith (disambiguation). Sir Cyril Smith MBE CyrilSmith cropped.jpg Cyril Smith addressing the Liberal Party Assembly in 1987 Liberal Chief Whip In office 7 July 1976 – 1977 Leader David Steel Preceded by David Steel Succeeded by Alan Beith Member of Parliament for Rochdale In office 26 October 1972 – 9 April 1992 Preceded by Jack McCann Succeeded by Liz Lynne Personal details Born 28 June 1928 Rochdale, Lancashire, England Died 3 September 2010 (aged 82) Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England Nationality British Political party Liberal Party (1945–1951; 1970–1988) Labour Party (1952–1966) Independent (1966–1970) Liberal Democrats (from 1988) Occupation Politician Religion Unitarian Sir Cyril Smith, MBE[1] (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was an English Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale. After his death, numerous allegations of child sexual abuse emerged, leading the police to believe that Smith had been a serial sex offender.[2] Smith was first active in local politics as a Liberal in 1945 before switching to Labour in 1950; he served as a Labour councillor in Rochdale from 1950 and became mayor in 1966. He subsequently switched parties again and entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1972 and won his Rochdale seat on five further occasions. Smith was appointed the Liberal Chief Whip in June 1975 but later resigned on health grounds. In his later years as an MP, Smith opposed an alliance with the Social Democratic Party and did not stand for re-election in 1992, but remained loyal to the Liberal Democrats upon the parties' merger. Throughout much of his career, he maintained a high profile in the media, and became a popular public figure. In later years, his popularity was considerably marred by the allegation that he had been involved in a cover-up of a health risk at a local asbestos factory. In 2008, there were calls for Smith to be stripped of his knighthood after it was revealed that he had asked the asbestos company Turner & Newall to prepare a speech for him in 1981, in which he declared: "The public at large are not at risk". It was later revealed that Smith owned 1,300 shares in the company. In 2008 he said that 4,000 asbestos-related deaths a year in the UK was "relatively low".[3] Conservative Monday Club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from The Monday Club) Club header from the 1970s The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British political pressure group. Its members included many Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs), but links between it and the Monday Club were severed by the party in 2001 due to the Monday Club's policies relating to race and ethnic minorities.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Foundation and early years 2.2 Membership 2.3 The Thatcher years 2.4 Old Guard departs 3 Organisation 3.1 Premises 3.2 Branches 3.3 Policy committees 4 Foreign affairs 4.1 Anti-communism 4.2 Africa 4.3 Croatia 4.4 European Union 5 Immigration 6 Northern Ireland 7 Controversies and criticism 8 Suspension of links by the Conservative Party (2001) 9 Monday Club publications 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links Elm Guest House child abuse scandal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Elm Guest House child abuse scandal arose from claims of sexual abuse and grooming of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men are alleged to have attended the Guest House including former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.[1] The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.[2] A full criminal investigation, Operation Fernbridge, was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.[3] In November 2014 Operation Midland was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,[4] later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.[5] Elm Guest House was allegedly used by a Westminster paedophile ring.[6] The allegations of an establishment paedophile ring are part of a complex multi-agency investigation.[7] Prominent people who attended parties at Elm Guest House are reported to have included the Liberal MP Cyril Smith, the Soviet spy Anthony Blunt, the former British diplomat Sir Peter Hayman, and the Foreign Office barrister Colin Peters, who was later jailed in 1989 for being part of a network which abused over a hundred boys.[7][8][9] According to The Independent, other alleged visitors to the guesthouse include a Sinn Féin politician, a Labour MP and several Conservative politicians.