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Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith
Simon Danczuk
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Description for Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith
Paperback. Paperback edition of the Sunday Times Political Book of the Year Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp mono. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; JFFE1; JFFE2; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 336.
No politician pandered to the media's appetite for personality more than Liberal MP Cyril Smith. Instantly recognisable for his colossal build, Smith was a larger-than-life character in a world of dull grey men. Yet 'Big Cyril' was anything but the roly-poly gentle giant of popular imagination.In November 2012, Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk outed Smith in Parliament as a serial child abuser. Now, in this devastating expose, he describes how Smith used his profile to groom and sexually abuse young boys, frequently in institutions he had helped to establish. His victims, often troubled boys from broken homes, had no voice against ... Read more
No politician pandered to the media's appetite for personality more than Liberal MP Cyril Smith. Instantly recognisable for his colossal build, Smith was a larger-than-life character in a world of dull grey men. Yet 'Big Cyril' was anything but the roly-poly gentle giant of popular imagination.In November 2012, Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk outed Smith in Parliament as a serial child abuser. Now, in this devastating expose, he describes how Smith used his profile to groom and sexually abuse young boys, frequently in institutions he had helped to establish. His victims, often troubled boys from broken homes, had no voice against ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849548755
SKU
V9781849548755
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About Simon Danczuk
Simon Danczuk is the Labour Member of Parliament for Rochdale. He lives in Rochdale and London. Matt Baker has worked in journalism, academia and politics. He has written and campaigned extensively on children's rights and, along with Simon, helped investigate Cyril Smith's past and record the victims' accounts of abuse.
Reviews for Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith
Mr Danczuk's courageous book has opened up a stinking can of worms and it seems clear that only a proper judicial investigation can uncover the whole unsavoury truth. Daily Mail This is an extremely good book, and a brave one, too. Rod Liddle, Sunday Times A brave, disturbing, in many ways brilliant book. Daniel Finkelstein, The Times In this compelling ... Read more