Just as Munchausen's Syndrome is perplexing and people who hoax call the fire brigade get some thrill, there are going to be people who jump on the band wagon. These are allegations, not proof. And given the focus of it, he is not there to defend himself. We cannot ignore these two things.

With Jimmy Savile it was easy to see him as creepy, flaky (I did) and an acquaintance tells a story where as an 11 year old girl her mother was insistent that the BBC made sure she did not meet the man, mother thought the same. But Edward Heath never gave out those vibes.

Now who is next on the target list? Think of a politician, preferably outspoken & maybe single, it would help if he were dead; anyone in the frame for the next shock horror scandal.

And as for overload, the legal system is just catching up with the current moral attitude. Was it ever thus?