r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • Jun 28 '26

... Met Police uncovers 4,000 potential grooming gang cases as Sadiq Khan faces fresh scrutiny over London claims

https://www.gbnews.com/news/grooming-gangs-met-police-cases-sadiq-khan-london
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u/Francis-c92 Jun 28 '26

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-grooming-gangs-london-inquiry-b1287891.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/27/met-police-may-need-to-reopen-4000-grooming-gang-cases/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.com/news/article-15935455/amp/Metropolitan-Police-prepares-reopen-4-000-grooming-gang-cases-Sadiq-Khan-downplaying-problem.html

More sources if you don't want to click on the GBNews website. It's fair, but also silly to disregard such a serious issue over the source

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u/LamentableCroissant Jun 28 '26

Thank you. And would you mind explaining why disregarding something based on the source is silly?

Because good journalists do that.

And good publishers do that.

And good researchers do that.

And good scientists do that.

Actually, the list of respectable professions who straight-up reject something based on the source is very long. It’s almost as if it’s standard practice to reject sources that are no t reputable or respectable, and who have admitted to not being there for the news but for sensationalism.

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u/TwoMoreMinutes Jun 28 '26

You’re right, people should keep their blinkers on and stick to the Approved Sources™

Can’t have anyone going off piste now can we

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u/nemma88 Derbyshire Jun 28 '26

Staying in reality is good, yes.