Just fancy that #1

Source: Punch magazine, London, April 5, 2000

Special Report by Chris Hutchins

Dateline: Tuesday, March 14, 2000

• Location: Beeston Police Station. Nottingham, England
• The Personage: Willie Straw, brother of the Home Secretary, Jack Straw
• The Confession: "Of a serious sexual nature"
• Police Reaction: After questioning, Willie was released on Police bail.
• Metropolitan Police Quote: Senior Officer: "Only a brave Custody Sergeant would release into the community a man who confessed to that crime".

THE CRIME?

• There's one woman journo who might well be aware of the nature of the crime.
• Because of the location - Nottingham.

Bea Campbell.

Just fancy that #2

JACK STRAW, whose parents were Jewish, went to the same ancient British school as historian David Irving, whose parents were not Jewish; Mr Straw faces nothing like the same problems.