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Posted on March 26, 2018 by Lavinia Thompson in Britain, Life, News // 0 Comments

Here’s a disturbing article by Andreas Whittam-Smith (the first-ever editor of The Independent) on the ‘cluster’ of paedophile clergymen in one parish that I spotted today on the website of – THE INDEPENDENT

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A university lecturer for many years, both at home and abroad, Lavinia Thompson retired in 2008 and has since taken up freelance journalism. She is currently studying for a distant learning degree in geo-political science and lives in Norwich with her partner. More Posts

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