Didn’t know whether to post this under TV or News.
Anyone else watch the documentary last night about Al Fayed’s abuse of young, female member of Harrods staff?
He just seemed to pick young, attractive new members of staff, have them moved into PA jobs working for him, and subsequently use them for his own sexual gratification.
It seemed to be an open secret, and nothing was ever done about it.
“In the early 1990s, a government investigation concluded he had lied when he bought Harrods. He deployed dirty tricks against Tiny Rowland, his rival in buying the business, and was even accused of stealing items from his safety deposit box at the store. A few years later, he caused the downfall of Tory politicians when he went public about bribing them to ask questions for him in parliament. He was not a man to be crossed.”
Regardless of anything else, I dot think this describes a nice and honourable man.
GranofH , abuse is about power and secrets and generally takes place under everyone’s noses. Some abusers may come across as charmers, but it doesn’t mean that they are.
The Tory politicians should not have accepted bribes
Oh I agree, but it does show the type of person he was and the types he associated with. No doubt he paid others very well to keep quite about the whole disgusting business. I hope they are brought to light.
Quote J52 Tue 24-Sep-24 14:42:33 Anniebach The Tory politicians should not have accepted bribes Oh I agree, but it does show the type of person he was and the types he associated with. No doubt he paid others very well to keep quite about the whole disgusting business. I hope they are brought to light.
He was an awful man, did he not make his wealth in the arms trade
Two articles on BBC online this morning. One is about a complaint to the GMC, about the doctors who carried out those intimate examinations, the other is, I think, a live stream from an interview with some of the women.
Marina Hyde in the Guardian online has an article about the 'enablers', without whom he could not have offended with impunity on that scale. Apparently the Times had a similar themed one recently.
Marina Hyde in the Guardian online has an article about the 'enablers', without whom he could not have offended with impunity on that scale. Apparently the Times had a similar themed one recently.
Yes it was Tuesday’s Times 2. I think there will be a lot more to reveal about the enablers and those in power at the time, who did nothing to stop him.
That's always the case though isnt it, it was true of Saville, Weinstein and looks to me as if it was true with regard to Fayed and the allegations against PDiddy (or whatever he is called). All were a widely kept 'secret'.