'When MeToo came to parliament, 15 MPs faced allegations of sexual misconduct. Not one stood down.' Via guardian
Prince Andrew once told me that he wished he could be a plumber and fix things. At the time, I felt sorry for him. Since his departure from the navy, he had performed a nebulous role as a “full-time working royal”, a bit of ribbon cutting here, a spot of patronising there and a position created to give him the appearance of utility, as Britain’s special representative for trade and investment. In 2004, I travelled with him to China as he gladhanded and guffawed his way across the country.
That may be little comfort to the girls and women trafficked and abused by the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who saw the prince use the BBC’s global platform to deny culpability instead of acknowledging their suffering or, in one breathtaking answer, their humanity. How could he have failed to notice their presence? Maitlis asked.
The coming transition to a new monarch would always have offered an opportunity for republicans to make the case for a new settlement. That discussion now looks likely to unfold in a kingdom united only by the impulse to disunity. This omission is not accidental. Money oils the wheels of the culture of impunity. The roll call of men who socialised with the wealthy Epstein includes two US presidents, Clinton and Trump, both notorious abusers – of power. Some of Epstein’s victims are represented by Gloria Allred, a lawyer who criticised California’s forthcoming ban on non-disclosure agreements in cases alleging sexual assault, harassment or discrimination.
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