Since 2015, the Safer Schools campaign has fought to ensure power is held to account for failures in relation to bullying, physical & sexual violence related harm, unlawful killings and suicides in schools.
In 2015 BBC Panorama first became involved in investigating the issues. In 2019 and 2020 the BBC, SKY, ITV and others covered meetings we held in Leeds, Westminster and Parliament regarding the concerns. The issues were again publicly highlighted by our campaign and given as the reason for choosing to stand directly against the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in the 2024 General Election. As a consequence, the Mainstream Media have always been fully aware of our story.
The story has involved court proceedings in the Magistrates, High Court, Court of Appeal and European Court of Human Rights. There has been intervention involving the Head of Human Rights for the European Commission, a review of the allegations by the United Nations, a response from the Leader of the Opposition to a written request for a vote of no confidence in the Government and intervention from the MP Alex Easton, calling on the Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a full investigation into the issues.
In addition to all of this, information and evidence has been made available regarding the allegation, that the failure of more than 650 MPs in relation to this case, played a significant role in one of Britain’s worst ever atrocities and the horrific murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar in Southport last year.
All of this, is information that the Mainstream Media could and should have made the public aware of. Over the years, more than 500 journalists and outlets have been provided with more than enough information and evidence regarding these matters and yet remained silent. In doing so, they have facilitated one of the biggest ever cover ups in British history, while doing nothing to protect millions of children from harm.
Ultimately any future public inquiry into the issues, will need to investigate and scrutinise the role of the Media and any part they may have played in the cover up of this matter over the years.
This is a list of Mainstream media organisations that have failed to challenge MPs or hold Parliament to account after having had initial meetings with us, invited us on to shows, filmed and recorded interviews but chosen not to air them, requested and received evidence or proof of the story, or been sent multiple correspondence, documents and files.
BBC
BBC Panorama
BBC Newsnight
ITV News / ITN News
Sky News
GB News
Channel 4 News
Good Morning Britain
Sarah Jane Mee Show (Sky)
RT UK
LBC Radio
Global Radio
Talk Radio
Bauer Media Group
Newspapers
The Telegraph
The Times & Sunday Times
The Guardian
The Independent
Daily Mirror
The Daily Mail
The Daily Express
The Metro
I News
PA Media
Schools Week
TES
The Yorkshire Post
Various Regional Newspapers and Magazines
In addition to the failure of mainstream media, many of the major alternative media organisations and commentators, have also chosen to avoid the story and in doing so, have also failed to provide any challenge to Government, to ensure they are held to account.