Jimmy Saville was never found guilty in court, so must be not guilty? While, as I said, he shouldn’t be sent to jail off this documentary, it’s important to remember that our own opinions on his character and allegations are allowed. The question about people going overboard is an interesting one, though there is enough from his own mouth in this journalistic investigation for there to be a bad opinion of him. One difference between this and Huw or Phil is that the latter two didn’t do anything criminal. Yet that got judgement from the same people who say don’t judge about more serious allegations.
I would say that politics is playing a part from both sides. One side will be swayed to believe it because of his politics, the other to downplay it. Many of them supporting him now (Julia Hartley-Brewer, for instance) would have been baying for blood 10 years ago because he was then left coded.
