New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, October 6, 2014 16:05 - 5 Comments

Politics">‘The right kind of perpetrator’: Race, religion and gender in the Rotherham child abuse scandal Politics

Recent coverage of the Rotherham child exploitation case has focused on the race, religion and ethnic background of the perpetrators. This fits neatly into a right-wing discourse around the supposed tyranny of political correctness and distracts from the prominent role of white, establishment figures in sexually exploiting children.