All the press coverage about the Islington child abuse scandal is online and easy to access on the Spotlight On Abuse website which includes coverage of the 70s and 80s before the scandal was exposed during the 1990s.
Here is a long archive list from 1992 onwards with a link to each article:
‘Police appeal to gays in hunt for killer‘ Islington Gazette, 18th January 1992
‘Council cuts will put kids at risk’ Islington Gazette, 18th January 1992
‘Chiefs probe saga of cops and the sexy sauna girls’ Islington Gazette, 6th February 1992
‘Social worker had sex with boy in care’ Islington Gazette, 23rd March 1992
‘Social worker is cleared of sex abuse of boy, 14’ The Independent, 25th March 1992
‘My nightmare is over. Care worker cleared in sex abuse case’ Islington Gazette, 30th March 1992
‘Worker’s nightmare ends’ Community Care, 2nd April 1992
‘Rea Price at NCB’ Social Work Today, 12 April 1992
‘Wicked doctor took dirty pictures of young boys’ Islington Gazette, 23rd April 1992
‘Council cuts will put kids at risk’ Islington Gazette, 1st June 1992
‘Child care expert fined over photographs of naked boys’ The Independent, 17th September 1992
‘The scandal at the heart of child care’ Evening Standard, 6th October 1992
‘The tragic stories of 5 victims’ Evening Standard, 6th October 1992
‘Children At Risk. Editorial’ Evening Standard, 6th October 1992
‘Lured into the Hot House of corruption’ Evening Standard, 7th October 1992
‘Minister acts over our child abuse revelations’ Evening Standard, 7th October 1992
‘All-party backing for inquiry on child abuse’ Evening Standard, 7th October 1992
‘The gay care worker who tried to foster a boy he was banned from seeing’ Evening Standard, 7th October 1992
‘Shane’s story: How Islington hindered a police inquiry into a former worker a boy in care and a pornographer’ Evening Standard, London, 7th October 1992
‘No sex in our kids homes’ Islington Gazette, 8th October 1992
‘Mrs Hodge and lies’ Evening Standard, 8th October 1992
‘Margaret Hodge resigns as leader of the council’ Community Care, 8th October 1992
‘QC calls for inquiry into child abuse’ Evening Standard, 9th October 1992
‘Pressure on Mrs Hodge in child care crisis‘ Evening Standard, 12th October 1992
‘No confidence vote in childcare crisis’ Evening Standard, 12th October 1992
‘Islington covering up child abuse scandal’ Evening Standard, 14th October 1992
‘SSD accused of ignoring fears of abuse network’ Community Care, 15th October 1992
‘Sex scandal we must find out the truth’ Islington Gazette, 15th October 1992
‘How Louise, aged 15, was sent back to a life of shame’ Evening Standard, 16th October 1992
‘First BBC news report on Islington child abuse scandal’ BBC, 19th October 1992
‘Inspectors to report on Islington’ Evening Standard, 19th October 1992
‘Probe into holiday sex abuse’ Islington Gazette, 22nd October 1992
‘Police called to child abuse demo’ Evening Standard, 23rd October 1992
‘I will not quit over sex probe’ Islington Gazette, 29th October 1992
‘Abuse inquiry results remain secret’ Community Care, 28th January 1993
‘Children in care: the truth’ ‘We saw children living in what we can best describe as a dump’ Evening Standard, 18th February 1993
‘Islington: The missing evidence’ Evening Standard, 19th February 1993
Islington The Failings. Facing up to reality. Editorial’ Evening Standard, 19th February 1993
‘Apologise to the Standard, Islington told’ Evening Standard, 19th February 1993
‘Still putting the family to rights, Jo Tunnard’ Community Care, 1993 ( undated)
‘Sacked worker claims he was scapegoated’ Community Care, 19th February 1993
‘Children’s homes out of control’ The Guardian, 19th February 1993
‘Islington denies claims of victimisation’ Community Care, 19th February 1993
‘Islington carpeted in independent inquiry’ Community Care, 25th February 1993
‘Kids homes sex probe action call’ Islington Gazette, 25th February 1993
‘Children missing as ‘violent’ home is shut’ Evening Standard, 8th March 1993
‘Child home inspector is demoted’ Evening Standard, 11th March 1993
‘Pervert runs play park in the woods! Kiddie porn haul seized by vice cops’ News of the World, 21st March 1993
‘Police stoned by rioting children at council home’ Evening Standard, 23rd March 1993
‘Unrest quashed by crack team’ Care Weekly, 25th March 1993
‘Country house hideaway of disgraced care chief’ Evening Standard, 6th May 1993
‘Court action dropped’ Community Care, 6th may 1993
‘Islington announces Part Two of Homes Inquiry with a pledge to openness’ Islington Council Press release, 18th May 1993
‘Why stay on Margaret?’ Islington Gazette, 20th May 1993
‘Islington abuse case expert is dismissed Standard team wins top award’ Evening Standard, 20th May 1993
‘Tunnard overlooked in children’s home inquiry’ Community Care, 27th May 1993
‘Let Tunnard finish the job. Letter Bob Holman’ Community Care, May 1993 (Undated)
‘Islington Inquiry fails the children’ BASW News, 28th July 1993
‘Dogma that ignored children’s needs’ Evening Standard 28th July 1993
‘Guilty as charged. Minister rushes in homes inspectors and praises the Standard’ Evening Standard, 28th July 1993
‘Shock attack on childcare. Islington condemned as official inquiry backs Standard report’ Evening Standard, 28th July 1993
‘Islington: Yard to investigate child sex abuse. The agony goes on for victims and their families’ Evening Standard, 29th July 1993
‘Childcare standards attacked by experts’ The Times, 29th July 1993
‘A lesson for everyone’ Community Care, undated 1993
‘Massive shake up for Islington‘ Care Weekly, 1993
‘Council’s social services condemned’ The Independent, 29th July 1993
‘Social work changes ‘put children at risk’ Guardian, 29th July 1993
‘BBC news report on first Inquiry into Islington Children’s Homes’ BBC 1993
‘Child sex abuse ring found’ The Sunday Times, 1st August 1993
‘Islington brings in new homes team’ Evening Standard, 2nd August 1993
‘Time for heads to roll’ Islington Gazette, 5th August 1993
‘Child care in crisis. Experts damn council services, police probe sex abuse claim’ Islington Gazette, 5th August 1993
‘New shock as child abuse files go missing’ Evening Standard, August 1993
‘SSD’s generic system slated by inquiry team’ Community Care, August 1993
‘Jack of all trades master of none’ Community Care, 2nd September 1993
‘Extinction in Generic Park’ Care Weekly, 5th August 1993
‘Report no excuse to make cuts’ Islington Gazette, 5th August 1993
‘Council steps up hunt for new image-maker’ Islington Gazette, 12th August 1993
‘Police think many women make up rapes – report’ Islington Gazette, 25th August 1993
‘Boy flees kidnap bid’ Islington Gazette, 23rd September 1993
‘Standard forces Islington to make crucial changes’ Evening Standard, 27th October 1993
‘Islington’s head of child homes resigns’ Evening Standard, 15th November 1993
‘Islington child care head retires early’ Care weekly, November 93
‘Social services chief quits’ Islington Gazette, 18th November 1993
‘Cusack retires’ Community Care, 18th November 1993
‘Miller’s crossing’ Comunity Care, November 93
‘Miller moves in to help lift morale’ Community Care, December 93
‘Islington appoints chief officer’ Community Care, undated 93
‘Social worker loses job over ‘ sex misconduct’ and ‘I was gagged’ Islington Gazette, 12th January 1994
‘Child Care. Islington home a dump says independent inquiry. Facing up to the reality’ Evening Standard, 18th February 1994
‘For the sake of the children’ Daily Mail, 19th February 1994
‘Scandal council’s social services director resigns’ Evening Standard, 22nd February 1994
‘An abuse of trust. Scandal of paedophile network preying on youngsters put into their care’ Daily Mail, 24thFebruary 1994
‘Nail in the coffin. Generic social work. One London borough is pulling back from its system of neighbourhood services’ Community Care, 24th February 1994
‘Baby Death Horror. Court told of horror as parents face cruelty charges’ Islington Gazette, 1st March 1994
Social services chief quits without pay off’ Evening Standard, 13th March 1994
‘Islington manager faces probe in new care row’ Evening Standard, 15th March 1994
‘Hodge bid to be MP is threatened by sacking’ Evening Standard, 10th March 1994
‘How Islington failed a family for 14 years’ Evening Standard, 17th March 1994
‘Baby killers shielded by the law” Child Care gagging’ Islington Gazette, 24th March 1994
‘Under Pressure. The death of a 15 months old boy in Islington has raised questions about the way SSDs treat cases of neglect’ Community Care 24th March 1994
‘Ex-Islington leader to stand as MP’ Evening Standard, 29th March 1994
‘Strike left baby at risk, court hears’ Care Weekly. Undated
‘Surely our children deserve more than this?’ Evening Standard, 23th April 1994
‘Sex abuser jailed again’ Guardian, 25th April 1994
‘Shadow of the attic’ The Guardian, 1st June 1994
‘A question of Trust’ The Guardian, 1st June 1994
‘Bishop’ held as child porn is seized in dawn swoops’ Daily Mail, 29th June 1994
‘The betrayal of care. Editorial’ Evening Standard, 8th July 1994
‘Islington exposed over child welfare’ Evening Standard, 8th July 1994
‘Inspectors’ report tears into Islington‘ Care Weekly 14th July 1994
‘SSI slams Islington’s child care services’ Community Care 14th July 1994
‘They failed the children’ Islington Gazette, 14th July 1994
‘Islington hid criminal past of gay children’s home chief’ Evening Standard, 18th July 1994
‘An unhealthy alliance in Islington’ Care Weekly, July 1994
‘Shake-up for kids care staff’ Islington Gazette, 21st July 1994
‘Islington denies contract haste’ Care Weekly, 28th July 1994
Kids’ homes report blocked’ Islington Gazette, 28th July 1994
‘Children abused by pimps in Islington. Official report confirms the disturbing findings of the Evening Standard investigation into child care’ Evening Standard, 1st August 1994
‘Chief slams care report’ Islington Gazette, 4th August 1994
‘Report leaked to paper reveals Islington chaos’ Care Weekly, 17th August 1994
‘Abuse kids in threat to sue’ Islington Gazette, 18th August 1994
‘Islington in child care shake-up’ Evening Standard, 9th September 1994
‘Child care chief held in abuse inquiry’ Evening Standard, 9th October 1994
‘Home sweet home. Runaway boys are found living in a garage’ Islington Gazette, 27th October 1994
‘Islington child care inquiry chief named’ Evening Standard, 4th November 1994
‘Childcare inquiry chief named’ Islington Gazette, 10th November 1994
‘New child care probe launched’ Community Care 10th November 1994
‘Abuse probe at special school’ Islington Gazette, 17th November 1994
‘Smoke alert at children’s home’ Islington Gazette, 8th December 1994
‘Sorry we let the kids down’ Islington Gazette, 29th December 1994
‘The sad betrayal of a boy in care. How a vulnerable teenager was placed with gay foster parents by Islington council’ Evening Standard, 31st January 1995
‘Islington tackles child abuse’ Community Care. 29th February 1995
‘The Tragedy of Baby Paul’ Evening Standard, 1st March 1995
‘How long catalogue of failures let a baby die’ Evening Standard, 1st March 1995
‘Child died after social workers’ misjudgements’ Care Weekly, 9th March 1995
‘NSPCC News release. New initiative in Islington to protect children from abuse’ NSPCC. March 1995
‘Ex-Yard man fights on against child abuse’ Evening Standard. 9th May 1995
‘Political correctness put children at risk’ Evening Standard, 23rd May 1995
At last they admit it: we were right. Damning report on Islington’s former social services department. Evening Standard. 23rd May 1995
‘At last they admit it : we were right. Vital files withheld from police’‘At last they’re sorry’. Evening Standard, 23rd May 1995
‘Islington tackles abuse‘ Community Care. 29th February 1995
‘Vital files’ withheld from police’ Evening Standard, 23rd May 1995
‘Child abuse claims left unchecked. Council too anxious not to offend black and gay staff sensitivities’ The Guardian, 24th May 1995
‘What became of the children? Where are they now?‘ Evening Standard. 24th May 1995
‘BBC News report on White Inquiry into Islington Children’s Homes child abuse‘ BBC. 1995
‘BBC News on White Report into Islington Children’s Homes’ BBC 1995
‘Equal rights policy hid child abuse’ The Telegraph, 24th May 1995
‘Chaotic policies put children in danger’ Independent, 24th May 1995
‘How town hall dogma betrayed sex-ring children’ Daily Mail, May 24th 1995
‘Council’s PC bias helped pimps and paedophiles’ The Times, 24th May 1995
‘Labour council ‘jobs for child perverts’ scandal’. ‘Youngsters at risk’ The Sun. 24th May 1995
‘Perverted by dogma’ Daily Mail, 24th May 1995
‘The truth and Mrs Hodge’ and ‘Fear’. Evening Standard, 25th May 1995
Another View. Who can politicians believe? The Independent, 25th May 1995
‘At last! Mrs Hodge admits: I was wrong’ Evening Standard, 26th May 1995
‘Radio 4 Today programme. Margaret Hodge’26th May 1995
‘Stalinist reluctance to study the facts. Reporting the Islington child abuse story was terrifying’ The Independent, 30th May 1995
‘Update neighbourhood services staff bulletin. Vol 4 No 10’ Islington Council, 30th May 1995
‘Child sex shame of social workers. Council chief pledges it must not happen again’ Islington Gazette, 1st June 1995
‘Putting things right’ Child Care Forum, June 1995.
‘Not Quite White’ Margaret Hodge comments on the White Report’ New Statesman and Society, 16th June 1995
‘Islington feels the political backlash‘ Care Weekly, June 1995
‘Unison says Islington report ‘prejudiced’ Community Care. 15th June 1995
Unison defend Islington Council’s equal opportunities policy’ 1995
‘Just about managing’ Care Weekly, 20th July 1995
‘Islington boss resigns over slow progress’ Care Weekly, 1995
‘How Islington implements White recommendations’ 1995
‘A sorry tale of inaction‘ Care Weekly, 1995
‘Fears over vetting after men in child abuse probe get new jobs’ Mail, 1995
‘Checks failure could put children at risk’ Community Care, 27th July 1995
‘Register fails to name child abuse suspects’ Evening Standard, 1st August 1995
‘QC questions council secrecy on child abuse staff names’ Evening Standard, 2nd August 1995
‘Protecting the Innocent: Editorial’ Evening Standard, 1st August 1995
‘New scandal over abusers’ Evening Standard, 1st August 1995
‘Abuse case man given child care job’ The Independent, 2nd August 1995
Care agencies are ‘black hole’ Independent, 2nd August 1995
‘Islington child abuse: Ex-worker tracked down’ Evening Standard, 3rd August 1995
‘Information about child abusers in the social services’ The Independent, 5th August 1995
‘Country life of a child abuser. Rabet recruited many young boys to work at his activity centre’ Evening Standard, 7th August 1995
‘Abusers free to work in private firms’. Evening Standard, 8th August 1995 p24
‘Trapped on tape. Amazing child sex admission by a top social worker’ 9th August 1995
‘Westminster denies second suspect rumours’ Community Care, 17th August 1995
‘Council search for named suspects’ Community Care, 10th August 1995
‘Islington probe sparks alert’ Community Care, 10th August 1995
‘Islington faces more censure on child care’ Community Care, 10th August 1995
‘Poison Inquiry over child abuse team’ Evening Standard, 9th November 1995
‘Probe as staff claim: we have been poisoned’ Islington Gazette, 16th November 1995
‘London told: Unite to fight child abuse’ Evening Standard. 28th November 1995
‘NSPCC: New initiative in Islington to protect children from abuse‘ NSPCC, 1995
‘N1’s betrayal of the innocents’ 1995
‘Pension at 44 for child abuse inquiry man’ Evening Standard, 19th January 1996
‘Islington winning its child protection war’ Community Care, 1st February 1996
Whistleblowers ‘safe to talk’ Hampstead and Highgate Express, 29th March 1996
‘Man linked to child abuse scandal jailed in Morocco’ Evening Standard, 22nd April 1996
‘Passport to Perversion’ Evening Standard, 13th June 1996
Abuse probe shifts overseas. Police want to question man being held in Moroccan jail. Islington Gazette. 2nd August 1996
‘How one 15 year old boy destroyed a whole family’ Evening Standard, 27th September 1996
‘The rape of a family’ Evening Standard.,27th September 1996
‘Town hall has failed to act on paedophiles’ Islington Gazette, 4th October 1996
‘Councillor quits Labour in child abuse row’ Islington Gazette, (Unknown date) 1996
‘Staff member at youth homeless charity Centrepoint named in White Report resigned after investigation’ Community Care, 26th October 1997
Poisonous regime that betrayed the children. Evening Standard.. 7th January 1998
‘Audit clears homes of abuse’. Hampstead and Highgate Express. 30th January 1998
Organist murder may be revenge. The Times. 11th December 1999
‘The disgrace of Mrs Hodge’ Evening Standard, 16th June 2003
‘Yes Minister, you were told about abuse in the care homes, yet you refused to listen’ Evening Standard, 30th June 2003
‘Minister accused on abuse scandal. Hodge knew of scandal from the start’ Evening Standard, 30th June 2003
‘A life scarred by the nightmare of abuse. Hodge’s victims’ Evening Standard, 30th June 2003
‘A serious lack of judgement. Editorial. Evening Standard 30th June 2003
Is she fit to care for 11m children’ Daily Mail, 1st July 2003
‘The minister and her lies’ Evening Standard, 1st July 2003
‘Pimp preyed on me while I was in care. Hodge’s victims. My brother was abused first and then it was me’ Evening Standard, 1st July 2003
‘My brother was abused first then it was me’ Evening Standard, 1st July 2003
Memo that told Hodge: fourteen children at risk. Evening Standard, 1st July 2003
‘Minister for kids in child sex row’ The Sun, 1st July 2003
‘Another minister under fire: call for Hodge to quit over child abuse scandal’ The Independent, 1st July 2003
‘Children’s minister post is too important to get wrong’ Online comment by Liz Davies, The Guardian, 1st July 2003
‘Hodge hits back on calls to quit as children’s minister’ The Guardian, 1st July 2003
‘Minister and the sex ring warning. Memo told Hodge: fourteen children at risk. The Minister and her lies’ Evening Standard, 1st July 2003
The hypocrisy of Ms Hodge and her friends. Independent. 1st July 2003
‘Rising anger over child minister’ Evening Standard, 2nd July 2003
‘Terrifying flashbacks of childhood sexual abuse’ Evening Standard, 2nd July 2003
‘Pressure grows on Blair to sack Hodge over child abuse scandal’ Mail, 2nd July 2003
‘Unfit for Office. Blair promoting this vain and silly woman insults child abuse victims’ The Sun, 2nd July 2003
Blair backs children’s minister. BBC, 2nd July 2003
Child protection paper delayed as Hodge row continues. Guardian, 3rd July 2003
‘PM defends embattled Hodge over child sex allegations’ The Independent, 2nd July 2003
She presided over a hell on earth. Guardian, 2nd July 2003
‘No. 10 defends Hodge as calls grow for her to go’ The Guardian, 2nd July 2003
‘You can’t do this job, Mrs Hodge. New revelations about child sex abuse while you were leader of Islington Council make it impossible for you to be Minister for Children’ Evening Standard, 3rd July 2003
‘Measures to curb child abuse delayed by the Hodge furore.10 questions the Minister must answer’ Evening Standard, 3rd July 2003
‘Outcry over Hodge delays proposals to reduce child abuse’ The Independent, 3rd July 2003
Hodge postpones key policy on child protection. The Times, 4th July 2003
‘Past scandal back to haunt borough’ Highbury & Islington Express, 4th July 2003
‘Mrs Hodge should go. Editorial. Evening Standard, 4th July 2003
‘Attack by children’s charities steps up pressure on Hodge. ‘Jaws dropped when her appointment was made’’ Evening Standard, 4th July 2003
‘Minister for Children. Letter Louis Blom-Cooper’ 5th July 2003
‘The abused and the accused. Is she the victim of a 13 year old vendetta or of her own misjudgement? Will she stay or will she go?’ The Independent on Sunday, 6th July 2003
‘Why Ms Hodge must resign’ The Observer, 6th July 2003
H is for hypocrisy as Hodge reveals the Stalinist truth. Sunday Times, 6th July 2003
‘She’s no lady macbeth. Profile Margaret Hodge’ Sunday Telegraph, 6th July 2003
‘Hodge’s care home blunders may have let in paedophiles’ The Sunday Times, 6th July 2003
‘Hodge vows to stay as Minister despite child abuse scandal’ Observer, 6th July 2003
‘Children deserve much better. A Minister who can no longer fulfil her main function of protecting the weak has to go’ The Observer, 6th July 2003
‘The whistleblower’s story’ Observer, 6th July 2003
‘Hodge’s history bites back. Liz Davies tells her story for the first time’ (also Guardian online link here) The Observer, 6th July 2003
‘Let Hodge step down and face an Inquiry’ Evening Standard, 7th July 2003
‘Why Margaret Hodge has to go’ The Times, 8th July 2003
‘Scandal catches up with the Minister for children’ The Times, 8th July 2003
‘Hodge pledges new voice for children’ The Guardian, 9th July 2003
‘Ministers’ retreat. No wonder Margaret Hodge looks ready for a holiday’ Guardian, 6th August 2003
‘Protecting the Truth’ Zero2Nineteen, 19th August 2003
‘Blair set to back criticised Hodge’ Evening Standard, 5th September 2003
‘Blair delayed child laws to rescue Hodge’ The Times, 7th September 2003
‘Hodge snubbed as Climbie reforms are announced’ Evening Standard, 8th September 2003
‘Her appearance is an insult to the scores of children she failed’ Evening Standard, 8th September 2003
‘All together now: the future of children’s services. Keynote speech at conference Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP MBE, Minister of State for Children. Guy’s hospital London SE1’ Poster distributed by survivors to conference, 16th September 2003
‘Follow my vision for children‘ The Times, 16th September 2003
‘How a dream job became a nightmare’ Early years educator, September 2003
‘These ghosts of Old Labour will spirit Blair back into Opposition’ Mail on Sunday, 27th September 2003
‘The name that rings a rather loud bell’ Mail on Sunday Black Dog, 28th September 2003
‘Standard forces Islington to make crucial changes’ Evening Standard, 27th October 1993
‘Hodge faces renewed abuse row‘ Guardian, 11th November 2003
‘Hodge tries to gag the BBC over new claims of council child abuse’ Evening Standard, 11th November 2003
‘Investigation that a paedophile at the centre of the Islington child abuse scandal went on to abuse children across 3 continents’ Today Programme, 11th November 2003
‘Mrs Hodge has not learned anything. ‘Threatening’ letter caused anger and anguish among BBC chiefs’ The Telegraph,12th November 2003
‘Abuse victim to sue minister over complaint to BBC’ The Times, 12th November 2003
‘See you in court Minister. Margaret Hodge under pressure to quit as abuse victims threaten to sue her’ Evening Standard, 12th November 2003
‘Another victim says he will sue Hodge. ‘She gave no apology. I find that amazing” Evening Standard, 12th November 2003
‘If you had an iota of shame Mrs Hodge you’d resign now’ Daily Mail, 12th November 2003
‘Kid’s Minister slurs child abuse victim. Hodge bid to gag Beeb’ The Sun, 12th November 2003
‘Children’s Minister is accused of smearing abuse victim in BBC row’ The Telegraph, 12th November 2003
‘Hodge tried to gag Today over ‘abuse’ Pressure on Hodge rises with call for statement to MPs’ The Guardian, 12th November 2003
‘Mrs Hodge shoots the messenger’ Evening Standard, 12th November 2003
‘The Sun says Quit Hodge’ The Sun, 12th November 2003
‘Hodge must go for slur against child sex victim’ Daily Mail, 12th November 2003
‘Hodge accused of smear campaign after bid to suppress ‘deplorable’ BBC story’ The Independent, 12th November 2003
‘Hodge tried to make BBC drop abuse story’ Press Gazette, 13th November 2003
‘Hodge hauled in for summit with her boss’ Evening Standard, 13th November 2003
‘Children’s minister faces fresh call to resign over smear’ The Independent, 13th November 2003
‘Victims of child abuse say Hodge did not listen to paedophile claims by senior social workers’ The Independent, 13th November 2003
‘Adding new insult to old injury’ The Guardian, 13th November 2003
‘Pressure on Hodge rises with call for statement to MPs’ The Guardian, 13th November 2003
‘Blair throws protective arm around embattled Hodge’ The Independent, 14th November 2003
‘Hodge child abuse apology not genuine’ The Telegraph, 15th November 2003
‘Sorry its not enough Hodge. Smear victim calls for her resignation’ The Sun, 15th November 2003
‘Islington’s head of child homes resigns’ Evening Standard, 15th November 1993
‘Ministering Justice – Margaret Hodge should do the honourable thing’ The Times, 15th November 2003
‘Abuse victim accepts apology but still wants minister to quit’ Times, November 2003
‘Hodge apology fails to satisfy abuse victim’ Independent, 15th November 2003
‘I only wanted her to listen. Exclusive interview with Demetrious Panton’ The Daily Mail, 15th November 2003
‘Public humiliation for Hodge’ The Guardian, 15th November 2003
‘Kids Minister faces £18k bill to stay in job’ News of the World, 16th November 2003
‘Hodge faces £10,000 bill to save career’ The Sunday Times, 16th November 2003
‘Explain or be sued victim tells Hodge’ The Independent, 16th November 2003
‘New social worker condemns Hodge. I too want a public apology from Margaret Hodge’ Evening Standard, 17th November 2003
‘‘Downgraded’ Hodge still under pressure despite court apology’ Evening Standard, 18th November 2003
‘Hodge apologises in high court’ Community Care, 18th November 2003
Hodge pays £10,000 in abuse row apology’ Independent, 18th November 2003
‘Hodge caves in over abuse jibe. £131 k bill plus court apology to keep job’ The Sun, 18th November 2003
‘Hodge must pay the final price for hypocrisy’ Evening Standard, 18th November 2003
‘Mrs Hodge and the children’ Evening Standard, 18th November 2003
‘Howard puts PM on spot over refusal to sack Hodge’ Evening Standard, 19th November 2003
‘Timeline -Margaret Hodge row‘ Guardian, 19th November 2003
‘Hodge named worst public servant‘ Guardian, 29th July 2004
‘Another plum job for judge married to Tory crony’ Daily Mail, 2nd August 2004
‘Keep the pressure on. Hodgewatch’ Education.org, 27th November 2004
‘Meddle all we like’ Daily Mail, 29th November 2004
‘Sacked from his council job, the child sex victim insulted by Margaret Hodge’ Mail on Sunday, 5th December 2004
‘Sex abuse protester to challenge Hodge’ Guardian, 7th March 2005
‘Islington victim to challenge Hodge’ Evening Standard, 2005
‘Mrs Hodge said I was ‘disturbed’. Now I’m going to beat her on election day’ Evening Standard, 12th April 2005
‘London care home chief used games to lure Thai boys for sex’ The Telegraph, 17th July 2005
‘Go and work in Tesco, Hodge tells redundant Rover workers’ Daily Mail. 17th June 2005
‘Last month this man killed himself in Thailand after being accused of sexually abusing 300 boys. I have to ask this disturbing question. Would these boys have suffered if Margaret Hodge’s London council had not protected him?’ The Mail on Sunday, June 11th 2006
‘Margaret Hodge council thwarted paedophile case , says police chief’ Mail on Sunday, 11th June 2006
‘A foster mother pays tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s compassion’ The Daily Mail, 27th January 2007
‘Obituary: Anne Goldie. Social worker who was instrumental in exposing sexual abuse’ The Guardian, 4th May 2007
‘I have known about Jersey paedophiles for 15 years. I had so not wanted to be right’ The Mail on Sunday, 2nd March 2008
‘Care worker linked to Jersey abuse home‘ Islington Tribune, 7th March 2008
‘We must support the Jersey survivors’ Online comment by Liz Davies, The Guardian, 1st August, 2008.
‘Birmingham council sent children to Jersey’ The Mail on Sunday, 3rd August 2008
‘Baby P’s close relative is linked to a big paedophile network’ The Daily Mail, 15th November 2008
I don’t care what a few establishment cover-up merchants and their pet poodles say … I care about the victims of Jersey. Mail on Sunday. 19th April 2009
‘Why there will soon be a new baby P scandal – by the woman who tried to warn of danger’ The Mail on Sunday, 9th May, 2009
‘I raised the alarm about the Baby P family 15 years ago. I still want answers’ Evening Standard, 22nd May 2009
‘Top Ofsted job for official embroiled in notorious child sex scandal’ The Daily Mail, 3rd October 2009
‘Senior labour politician helped paedophile establish false identity’ Mail on Sunday, 12th September 2010
‘Paedophile Derek Slade worked at schools in Africa and India’ BBC News, 2nd August 2011
‘Suffolk: Law suit involving a mayor, and a former council leader, following a paedophile teacher’s conviction‘ East Anglian Daily Times, 2nd October 2012
‘Derek Slade: sexual abuse claims from pupils in India’ BBC News, 3rd October 2012
‘Derek Slade sex abuse compensation claims’ Leicester Mercury.,4th October 2012
‘Jimmy Savile: ‘He was tip of the Iceberg’ The Telegraph, 19th October 2012
‘Inquiries fail abused children. These investigations only help politicians. We need a national police operation’ Guardian, 6th November 2012
‘The social worker who exposed child abuse in Islington’s care homes in 1992 backs calls for a fresh criminal investigation after being contacted by Tribune‘ Islington Tribune, 9th November 2012
‘ I do not doubt men i smart cars preyed on boys- but justice requires detective work not hearsay‘ Daily Mail,9th November 2012
‘Islington Care Leavers Meeting’ Islington Survivors Network first meeting at Leigh Day solicitors office. 6th August 2013
‘Islington children’s home to be investigated over Jimmy Savile abuse claims’ Islington Gazette, 27th March 2014
‘Abuse survivors have vital role in protecting children. Liz Davies Letter’ Islington Tribune, 4th April 2014
‘Abuse Victim: Savile Inquiry must be independent of the council’ Islington Gazette‘, 10th April 2014
‘Jimmy Savile abuse: Islington is still covering up’ Sunday Telegraph, 6th April 2014
‘Margaret Hodge ‘sorry’ as council she led told to investigate Savile abuse allegations’ Sunday Telegraph, 6th April 2014
‘Islington child abuse victim: Why I won’t talk to the Town Hall inquiry into Jimmy Savile link‘ Islington Tribune, 11th April 2014
‘Child abuse scandal that refuses to die’ Islington Tribune, 11th April 2014
‘Survivors of child abuse deserve better than yet another cover up’ Telegraph, 8th July 2014
‘Open Letter to Margaret Hodge from Liz Davies’, 03.08.14
‘Hodge: abuse row may kill my run for mayor’ Sunday Times, 14th September 2014
‘Margaret Hodge’ Sunday Times Magazine special’, 15th September 2014.
‘Child abuse scandal that haunts the politician poised to run for Mayor’ Islington Tribune, 19th September 2014
‘Postcards that link Islington care home children to scene of notorious Jersey sex abuse‘ Islington Tribune, 3rd October 2014
‘Compensation as ‘sensitive’ letter is sent to neighbour’ Islington Gazette, 16th October 2014
‘Fresh Savile link to Islington child abuse scandal . Islington Gazette, 20th November 2014
‘A blind eye to child abuse: Whistleblowers warned Labour leadership favourite Jeremy Corbyn of paedophiles preying on children on his doorstep – but claim he did NOTHING’ The Daily Mail, 31st July 2015
‘Child abuse expert vows to fight on until ‘whole sordid picture’ of Islington’s paedophile ring revealed’ Islington Gazette, 14th January 2015
‘Mrs Hodges past should make her more humble’ Independent, 11th March 2015
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