10/07/2014 South East Today

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A Sussex victim of child abuse tells us why

Baroness Butler Sloss shouldn't lead the national inquiry into abuse

I felt she wasn't being imp`rtial. She told me she cared very luch

about it. Medway Maritime Hospital relains

in special measures after a second inspection

in a row rates it inadequatd. We'll be asking the Chief Ntrse

at the trust why? The age of the Transformers is over

but the age of transformation is about to begin as Paramount reveals

more details about its ambitious ?2 Looking for the gamechangers `

the volunteers who could make the Rugby World Cup as friendly

as the Olympics. And a star studded version of Mapp

and Lucias genteel adventurds are being filmed in Rye `

we chat with some of the big names. A man abused by a paedophild priest

in Sussex says Baroness Butler Sloss is the wrong person to lead an

inquiry into how public bodhes dealt with allegations of child abuse `

because she excluded his allegations of abuse at the hands of a Bishop

from a public report to savd Phil Johnson claims

Baroness Butler Sloss had s`id she "wanted to protect the church's

image" and "did not want to give She has now been asked to look

into how the government handled allegations of child abuse

by senior politicians in thd 19 0s. Colin Campbell has

our exclusive report. Three macro years ago arrows but

this last had a review of abuse by clergy in Sussex. At a comptting at

she spoke to Phil Johnson who are seriously sexually abused bx a

priest. I felt if she was showing bias, and she wasn't being

impartial. He told me she c`red very much about the church and it seemed

to be that you wanted to protect its image. The conversation took place

in her office in the House of Lords in 2011. Phil Johnson allegdd that

yet inappropriately touched him `` he had touched him when he was a

child. Baroness Butler Sloss said she didn't want to mention him

because he did not want to give the press a bishop. She went on to tell

them she would instead incltde details about the allegation in

private correspondence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, adding if

she included his name in a report it would attract from abuse by the two

priests which was far more serious. The bishop has since been charged

and is facing trial. She gave me several reasons, one of which was

she cared for the church and seem to be wanting to protect its ilage so

didn't want to generate any excessive negative publicitx for the

church. She expressed up by saying the press would love a bishop. She

didn't want to give the press that trophy. Phil Johnson did agree with

Lady Butler Sloss's suggesthon that at the time that he felt he had no

choice in the matter. She s`id that if she gave the press a bishop, then

that would detract from my own personal story. There were calls for

her to stand down from her role as newly appointed head of a n`tional

enquiry looking at child abtse. Her late brother was attorney gdneral

June 19 80s when it is alleged abuse by public figures was coverdd up.

Phil Johnson, who lives herd, has battled for the truth of ovdr 2

years. He accepts Lady Butldr Sloss did pass on his allegations but he

claims it wasn't done in an open and transparent way. The report she

completed in Sussex containdd inaccuracies. Even when I wrote to

her on point the a result, they were ignored and I am amazed that a judge

of such seniority would ignore evidence like that. I don't

understand it. Months after it was published, she expressed regret for

the inaccuracies. There werd concerns raised during the Lady

Butler Sloss review. Those concerns were taken seriously, howevdr it

took a long time to persuadd all people involved in the inquhry that

they should be taken seriously. Phil Johnson now sits on the safdguarding

panel for the Church of England He says he doesn't have any confidence

in Lady Butler Sloss's abilhty to get to the truth.

We have received a statement from Lady Butler Sloss. She says that

throughout her many years in public service she always has drivdn to be

fair and compassionate, mindful of the real suffering of those who have

been victims of crime or injustice. She says it is that she is honoured

to enquiry into whether public bodies and other non`institttions

have done enough to protect children from abuse. She now is asselbling a

panel of experts so the work can get under way. Henry Smith is the MPs

Crawley. The victim of the `buse and the general public wants a full

enquiry to get on and work out what happened and see if anyone needs to

be brought to justice and ldssons learned for the future and that is

why the government right to get on with an independent enquiry I think

Lady Butler Sloss is the right person to do that. In the l`st few

minutes we have received further communication from her. She says she

has never put the reputation of any institution, including the Church of

England, above the pursuit of justice for victims.

The chance to create 98 thotsand jobs ` but with more risks than

opportunities ` three reports into plans for a Thames Esttary

The Medway Maritime Hospital has been rated inadequate

for a second inspection in ` row and is to stay in special mdasures

after Care Quality Commission inspectors found urgent improvements

They found that too few nurses on duty and

"unstable leadership" was h`ving a serious negative impact on the day

Andrew Wakefield was heading to the Medway Maritime this morning to have

He should have gone in on Ttesday but that was cancelled

In May he went into A with an infection and says he was left on

If you turn up at hospital, usually you expect to be trdated

and looked after and generally you feel you're in a safe environments.

After about three or four hours in the environment I was,

I didn't feel safe because H didn't know what was going on

You start thinking of all the worst`case scenarios

This hospital was told one xear ago to make urgent changes due to

concerns over death rates and the quality of care it was offering but

12 months on inspectors havd found that overall progress is in`dequate,

with particular concerns being raised about A

Inspectors found there were not enough nurses and junior doctors

Levels of mandetory training essential for a hospital to run

safety were too low and senhor leadership in the trust was probably

the most unstable inspectors had seen in any they had inspected

Perhaps not as yet has therd been stable leadership to bring ht out

I am recommending it stays in special measures.

Inspectors did find improvelent in some areas,

particularly in maternity btt some patients aren't seeing changes.

I had an operation in there and the staff seemed very overworked.

The treatment I'm having, I can't fault them.

Some, though, question the value of today's inspection.

The CQC seem to keep going down there andsaying,

The trust says progress has been made to improve patient safdty

and has 160 more nurses than this time last year.

Well, let's take a closer look at the Care Quality Commisshon's

It rated Accident and Emergdncy and Surgery as Inadequate,

while other key departments including maternity and end

But inspectors rated Critic`l Care and Children's Care as Good.

I have had a meeting with the chairman. I've had a meeting with

the regulators and disgusted but a secretary at the skate and H

understand anything is being down that can be done that mass `` that

can be done. The Trust was placed in

Special Measures nearly a ydar ago after a damning government report

highlighted concerns In November

the health regulator monitor said problems at the Medway Maritime were

worse than first thought, and the Trust was failing to address poor

performance in A and maternity. Then in March, inspectors found

queues of ambulances waiting to drop off patients and people waiting

on trolleys in corridors during an unannounced visit to

the A department. We're joined now from the

Medway Maritime Hospital by the The hospital was originally put

into special measures in July 2 13, a year to make improvements and yet

it's rated inadequate again, why? We are disappointed for the rating,

but as an organisation we fdlt it was a fairy `` fair reflecthon. We

have done a lot to make improvements.

We spoke to you a few months ago after

a highly critical spot check of emergency services at New Ydar and

you said that urgent improvdments had already been made, so why are

Indeed, our staff are working very hard in difficult circumstances to

be able to deliver great care. One of the problems we are findhng is

the number of patients coming in to us and being able to ensure we are

helping them all. The other problem which is highlighted in the report

is a shortage of nurses and junior doctors to deal with those

patients, reliance on agencx staff. How do you go forward and encouraged

to start you need to join the trust when you are in special measures?

Over the last year we now h`ve 1160 more nurses caring for our patients.

I'm delighted `` 106 to. We must attract high`calibre individuals. If

you want a great nurses and doctors, we need to attract them. We need to

build confidence. They might also be put off by what this report says is

unstable leadership, the worst of any trust inspected. We ask to speak

your chairman and chief executive and with respect to you shotldn t

they be explaining what is being done to sort out the leadership

Indeed. I'm representing thd board of directors. I accept therd have

been some changes over the past 12 months, but who have now bedn able

to stabilise the leadership. Our new chief executive is bringing

stability. We accept there have been difficulties and challenges. We are

now on the right part to ensure we will bring stability. We will

encourage people to work here. It is a great place to work.

The report says senior leadership is "unstable".

We've asked to speak to the Chairman and Chief Executive

Within the last hour, three reports into airport capacity in

With the exception of Kent businesses, all stakeholders

consider proposals to build a new hub airport in the Th`mes

estuary to carry significantly more risk than opportunity.

Three new studies ` which h`ve been published by the Airports Commission

within the last hour ` looked at the attitudes to loving to

a new airport from Heathrow, the economic impacts and accesshbility.

Our political editor Louise Stewart has been searching through

We have only had one hour to get a sketch of them but new studhes.

These are hundreds of pages long. The overall challenges of btilding

new airports would lead to cost and risk to the taxpayer and thdy also

said there's a risk of potential failure. One report found that the

airport had the potential to create an extra 98,000 jobs in six local

authorities in the area, is that is an increase of 24% on jobs, but one

of the big question marks over how many jobs which would be crdated in

an area of Ken 's, is anothdr story which raised environmental studies.

The marchers would be directed by rail routes which would destroy bird

habitat, but those who support an airport in the area remain ht is the

right way to create aviation capacity. It is an investment and

whatever people may say now, I don't know why people are against it,

there is so much to benefit from this. The local people would get

more jobs. I know people ard talking about the environment, but the whole

idea is for us to get more development for the area. Obviously

this is a big series of reports Has there been any reaction frol Boris

Johnson? He is one who has been pushing for this. He said they need

to analyse the reports. He realises there are challenges there but says

there are no show stoppers to achieving this and he believes it

will bring prosperity. Sir Howard Davies will have to pour ovdr all of

these studies before deciding whether to include a hub airport

when he releases his report in the autumn.

A van driver has died after he was involved in a crash

The man's vehicle collided with a lorry

at the junction with Wellingham Lane just after 9 o'clock.

The lorry driver sustained neck and back injuries.

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward.

Two prisoners, who had absconded from Blantyre House open prhson

in Goudhurst, have been arrdsted in connection with a robbery that took

Sean Horsley, who's 25, and Shaine Tester, 45, are currently in custody

Thousands of public sector workers across the South East have joined

a national day of industrial action for better pay and pensions.

In Brighton hundreds of people who are out on strike have

The strike has closed over a hundred schools in the region

It'll be the biggest constrtction project in the south east

since the channel tunnel th`t will see the creation of a huge theme

park to rival Disneyland Paris on the banks of the Thames.

And today the public are getting the first chance to take a look

The developers claim the ?2 billion scheme will also attract 200 high

tech businesses to create a "silicon valley" that it will be a c`talyst

for the development of 15,000 homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City and that a

monorail link with Ebbsfleet International will help bring in an

Our Correspondent Yvette Austin reports.

This week's blockbuster fill Transformers, and the force behind

its making, Paramount, has taken a step closer to transform on a bus

site in Kent. Consultations got under way to rival Disney World in

Florida. The side runs along here and takes in here. It is backed down

here. It is more than a thele park. Entertainer and strip with complex

and restaurants. You have got the creative industry hub above it.

You're bringing industry in. A university, hotel rooms, and 27 000

new jobs are all part of thd plan the 700 acre site. The challenge for

us to manage it. We don't w`nt things to be done to us, we wanted

to be going with us. We havd a lot to look forward to. The consultation

will run until the summer of next year. Paramount hopes construction

will happen in autumn 2016 with a grand opening being in 2019. Local

people are cautiously excitdd. It is a good idea for the youngstdrs,

because there are people looking for jobs in the area. It will bd good

for them. The big concern whll be transport links and connecthons It

is pretty cool because I have been to Disneyland one time, so ht is

good it is closer. The resort is the first to be considered as a national

infrastructure project so planning permission would be granted by

government. A man abused by a paedophild priest

in Sussex says Baroness Butler Sloss is the wrong person to lead an

inquiry into how public bodhes dealt Phil Johnson says she excluded

his allegations of abuse at the hands of a bishop

from a public report becausd she Baroness Butler Sloss told this

programme she has "always striven Tales of snobbery on the streets of

right. We chat to the stars of Mapp and Lucia. There is more in a way of

showers tomorrow. Join me l`ter for the forecasts.

For many people one of the abiding memories of the London

2012 Olympics was the thous`nds of Games makers whose expertise and

The organisers of next year's Rugby World Cup,

which features two matches `t Brighton's Amex Stadium, ard looking

for like`minded volunteers to make the tournament equally memorable.

Neil Bell has tonight's special report.

With their brightly coloured outfits and large foam hands, London's games

planners were very visible. The organisers of the 2015 Rugbx World

Cup and those hoping to takd part are keen to continue that tradition.

I felt left out by not been a games maker. This was my chance to be a

part of something great. It doesn't get much better than this. They made

the games. They change the games. They seem to have a good tile.

Today's session here attracted volunteers of across the sotth`east.

End`users and for the project is obvious as 20,000 people in the UK

have applied for the 6000 posts `` and choosy. The Olympics was great.

Everyone took a lot from it. Interest in rugby has grown over the

last deck `` decade. I've bden involved in rugby all my life. I

used to watch my brother as a little girl. I have been involved hn

teaching at school want to be involved in the World Cup. Rugby is

a very physical game and a very social one, so it is no surprise so

many people want to be involved Two of the League Of Gentlelen,

Duckface from Four Weddings and a Funeral and Queenie from Bl`ckAdder

are all in the Sussex town of Rye making a TV adaption of a sdries

of novels about the upper classes. Set in the '20s and '30s, M`pp

and Lucia was written by EF Benson ` he was the town's Mayor, and his

own house featured in his stories. On location in Rye, turning

EF Benson's novel about the antics of Mapp and Lucia during thd 19 0s

and '30s into a costume drala. The Steve Pemberton is a world away

from the League of Gentlemen. For him filming whether books wdre set

has been a joy. I wasn't sure we would get the access we havd been

lucky enough to get. Some of it is geographically, like the chtrch

tower. It is all here and on for you. It is just, it makes stch a

difference we are able to bd here. It is like one amazing studho. This

was the build`up to warn of the most famous roles. `` one. Beford filming

could continue, a few seasonal adjustments. If you want to create

snow in July, you need this. Biodegradable paper. It is puite a

warm Christmas. The clue to a good drama is the

script. The brilliant thing is that a dissection of what they slall

timers like is timeless, so those things always happen in little

communities. It doesn't really dates. Good comedy

is timeless. A whole generation grew up on Blackadder, where one actor

reigned supreme. One`upmanship is crucial in her latest role. It is

all set in the period betwedn the wars where everything is at peace,

except not in this town. Fast forward to the 21st century and the

cats say residents have been very helpful, allowing their town to be

turned into a beautiful backdrop `` Kast.

And you can see more of the interviews with the stars of

A rare outsider flew home in a photo finish at Brighton races

` a seagull, who was caught on camera in the 7.10 on Tudsday.

The bird caused a flap at the end of a mile`and`a`half race.

It is thought to be the first bird to feature in the photo`finhsh

The contest was won by Jewelled ridden by Richard Hughes,

We are going to check on thd weather now. Here is Rachel. We are going to

see some heavy rain at times but now for Saturday it looks much drier.

Tomorrow the rain stays rivdrs and it is back against the Sund`y. We

have a warning out for that rain. It will be heavy at times and ht stays

heavy food guide as well. Wd had this rain moving in from thd east,

quite a bit of cloud cover. Temperatures are temperaturds by

that, 18 or 19 degrees is your height. Through tonight we will see

that heavy rain stay with us. Temperatures will be 13 or 04

degrees. Quite a mild night. Mostly it will be a wet start for tomorrow,

not pleasant. The risk that any of us could see these thundery

downpours is there. Temperatures will be 19 or 20 degrees, still that

humid deal to things. We sthll have this wind staying with us.

Eventually through tomorrow night, though showers should be easing

plenty of cloud around and temperatures dropping to thd

mid`teens, 13 or 14 degrees is your low. For Saturday it is looking

pretty warm. Still the risk you could see a shower, but temperatures

up to 25 degrees. More rain on Sunday. For Saturday way DC some

sunshine, a pleasant feel `` where you do see. Sunday will be wet and

unsettled. The good news is Saturday looks dry and warm. That is good

news for Saturday. That is ht from us. We are back at 8pm for xour late

news. See you tomorrow.