How did the grooming gangs inquiry get so toxic?
Electoral Dysfunction
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Grooming inquiry: rape survivor Elaine Reynolds highlights attempts to downplay racial and religious motivations behind the abuse
- Harriet Harman expresses concerns about the current direction of the grooming inquiry, stating it may not uncover the truth.
- Survivors feel unheard and believe the inquiry is merely a box-ticking exercise to legitimize pre-determined decisions.
- Fiona Gordard and Eliane Reynolds strongly criticized the inquiry, with Reynolds highlighting attempts to downplay racial and religious motivations behind the abuse.
- Reynolds believes erasing these motivations rewrites history and refuses to participate in a process that manipulates and censors survivors.
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