The BBC was blinded by his celebrity status. But its problems with group-think are shared by many institutions
Topic: Jimmy Savile
Does the evil of bad men nullify all the good?
Posted on Thursday, 18 October 2012
The crimes of Jimmy Savile raise some difficult questions
When Jimmy Savile died, I reproached his obituarists for their cover-up of his faith. Now I have to ask: what was he thinking of during daily Mass?
Posted on Monday, 15 October 2012
Was he simply torn between good and evil? Or was it worse: did he do good so that evil might come of it?
A terrible human weakness lies at the heart of the Jimmy Savile case
Posted on Friday, 12 October 2012
It is very hard for us to acknowledge the evil that lies plainly before our eyes
Jimmy Savile’s obituaries mentioned his charity work: but why the conspiracy of silence about his faith?
Posted on Monday, 7 November 2011
Was this a sign of English hostility to the Catholic religion?
Why is it so hard for our society to help survivors of sexual abuse ‘move on’?
One abuse victim’s account offers an instructive take on attitudes to paedophilia