May 1st 2010

MARGARET HODGE’S election campaign has been rocked by a Sex and Cash scandal!
It seems that the Labour MP’s controversial past has caught up with her - just before electors
go to the polls in Barking.
Hodge became MP for Barking in 1994. Before that she was a councillor in Islington, North London.
She rapidly rose through the ranks to become council leader in 1982. She held this position for ten
years.
During this time she became notorious as a loony leftist - she sported a bust of Lenin and flew th e
red flag over the town hall.
It was also during this time that she was involved in a notorious child sex scandal.
see centre pages
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heavily involved in
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of Private Finance
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a Labour borough to become council
"the pedophiles' him that a millstone acknowledged is the preferential housing group. The Waterfront housing Vineries in
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that immigration treatment given to largest partner of development on Dagenham. Locals
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family life” under religious leaders. is the ‘hot’ subject immigrants in the Circle Anglia is the Abbey Road, at say it’s packed with
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housing in Barking. association. (Circle that local people Guess who was
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 A LEADING trade Labour Party aim. This
union official has asked shocking fact came out
if Margaret Hodge was
aware of plans to flood
Britain and the labour
market with immigrants.
Mr. Adam Walker,
the President of
Solidarity Trade Union -
MARGARET HODGE has seen her election
www.solidaritytrade
campaign rocked by Sex and Cash scandals.
union.net – said:
Her controversial past has well and truly
caught up with her. “For years, ordinary
British working folk
The Sentinel is not going to tell you who to have believed that the
vote for. However, we’re asking you to think Labour Party was the
long and hard about Margaret Hodge. party for them. It was a
‘socialist’ party – a party
Is she the right person to represent you? Does for ‘the working class.’
she deserve your vote? Are other alternative They’ve held their noses
candidates like the anti-racist Left Green or the and voted for the likes
Christian Party more deserving of your vote? of Margaret Hodge to
represent their interests.
She’s a multi-millionaire Socialist. Her
family money comes from her late father – the “However, it’s been
German steel trader, Hans Oppenheimer. Two clear for a long time that
years ago the family wealth was estimated to Labour has been working
be around £178 million. to another agenda. New
Labour has lost all
interest in the British
Once you’ve read about these Child Sex and
Cash scandals you’ll be able to make up your working people. They’ve
mind about Mrs. Hodge. actively promoted mass
immigration and stabbed
Just read the facts. Picture what it was like to ordinary workers in
be one of those abused children. Imagine what the back. Not just with
it’s like to be a millionaire fifty times over – privatisation and cuts,
but also immigration”
yet still have the cheek to make tax-payers buy
your carrier bags and biscuits!
Mr. Walker was
responding to the fact
Then just ask yourself one question – are you
that encouraging mass
happy that she represents you? immigration was a key
in October last year when
Mr. Andrew Neather (a
spin doctor for Labour
bosses Tony Blair,
David Blunkett and Jack
Straw) admitted that
mass immigration was a
deliberate Labour policy.
IMMIGRATION
Mr. Neather admitted
that mass immigration
“didn’t just happen:
the deliberate policy of
Ministers from late 2000
… was to open up the UK
to mass immigration”.
He confirmed that – in
2000 - he helped to write
a Government policy
document.
Mr. Neather also noted
that this policy document
‘included a driving
political purpose: that
mass immigration was the
way that the Government
was going to make the
UK truly multicultural’.
Adam Walker told the Sentinel:-
“It didn’t seem to occur to the
New Labour plotters to ask what
the social, economic or cultural
implications – or results – might
be. It would have been obvious
that poor, working-class areas
would be the worst affected by this
policy. Barking and Dagenham
is a shocking example.
OBSESSED
“New Labour still seems to be
obsessed with multiculturalism
and social engineering. The
ignore the worries of the people
who traditionally vote them into
office.
“Margaret Hodge is only making
concerned noises now because
she knows that immigration is
the issue in this election. Is she
really worried about the impact
of immigration – or just keeping
her job?

HODGE submitted this receipt for YOU to pay!

“IN 2004, Privacy
International, a civil liberties
campaign group based in
London, awarded Margaret
Hodge the ‘Big Brother’
Award for “Worst Public
Servant” after she backed
controversial government
measures that trespassed
upon personal privacy, added
to the power of database
state and helped undermine
4 5
our hard-won civil liberties.
NANNY STATE
In 2004, she strongly
defended the idea of
greater state regulation
of individuals’ choices
and supported more state
interference in family life,
particularly in the way we
bring up our children, by
declaring, “some may call it
the ‘nanny state’, but I call it
a force for good”.
Of course, Margaret Hodge
would be ‘Super Nanny’ in
that State!
AGAINST FREEDOM
She has also strongly backed
the power of the state to
regulate our personal choices
and tastes, including support
for the smoking ban.
She:-
• opposed making the
Freedom of Information Act
stronger
• voted to limit your rights
to judicial review
• voted against allowing
legitimate protest outside
Parliament
• voted to force us all to carry Margaret Hodge MP Here’s just one of the Not just paying for the garden plants? Hodge
ID cards – the richest woman huge wodge of receipts offices and staff that all
claimed for invoices
in Parliament with a used by Hodge to MPs and MEPs need to from Homebase on 8th
Kevin Scott of the campaign
group Civil Liberty said:
£50 million personal claim a small fortune do their jobs, but buyingNovember 2005. You
fortune makes from taxpayers every things like toilet rolls paid for her Pansies,
“From ID cards to the rights YOU pay for her year in Parliament. and biscuits! Lavender and Thyme.
of suspects, Hodge has voted organic coffee She gobbled up It’s not a sweet smell –
against freedom time and
and biscuits, £133,255 in expenses How do you feel about in fact it stinks!
time again”
and even a 25p in the year 2007-2008 being made to pay for
carrier bag. alone. a multi-millionaire’s

A trade union leader has
joined the chorus condemning
Margaret Hodge, for her part
in the Islington sex abuse
scandal.
Adam Walker, President of the
Solidarity union is particularly
critical of her treatment of
Mr. Demetrious Panton, as
“outrageous” and questions her
suitability as an MP as a result
From the 70s – 90s, many
children who were in Islington
council care suffered serious
“Hodge smeared an innocent
victim of sexual abuse
as mentally disturbed.
How heartless is that?”
sexual abuse. Hodge was
Leader of Islington Council
from 1982 till 1992.
ABUSED
Among the many children
abused was Demetrious Panton.
In 1978, Mr. Panton was just
11 when he was abused by
paedophile Bernie Bain, the
former head of an Islington
children’s home.
Demetrious Panton first made
allegations against Mr. Bain in
MARGARET HODGE’S election campaign has been rocked
by Sex and Expenses scandals! Her controversial past has
MR. ADAM WALKER, the President of Solidarity Trade Union has
caught up with her just before electors go to the polls in attacked Barking MP Margaret Hodge, for her part in the Islington sex
1979, but no other children dared LEGAL ACTION Barking. abuse scandal.
to talk. The case was dropped.
Islington Council was off the But Hodge’s comments so In particular, he singled out her treatment of Mr. Demetrious Panton, as
Before Hodge became MP for Barking she was a councillor “outrageous” and questioned her suitability as an MP.
hook. In 1985 Demetrious - just enraged Mr. Panton that he
turned 18 - wrote to Islington brought a legal action against in Islington, North London. By 1982 she was council leader Hodge, was born in Egypt as Margaret Oppenheimer, the daughter of a
Social Services. This time he her. In late 2003 she agreed to millionaire steel trader.
wanted to go to the police with fork out £20,000.
– a position she held for ten years.
the backing of the council. Her family later settled in London.
At the time it was seen as a move In 1973 she was elected as a Hodge was leader of the council.
Despite the seriousness of Mr. to save her job – of all things, as
During her time as leader of Islington that she became councillor in the London Borough She should have ensured that
of Islington. action was taken. She should have
Panton’s claims, Hodge twice Labour’s Children’s Minister. involved in a child sex abuse scandal that rocked the borough. done everything possible to protect
rebuffed approaches from him From the 70s – 90s, many children the children
to discuss the sexual abuse he So on 17th November 2003, Adam Walker
In 1990 senior social workers raised serious concerns about who were in Islington council care
suffered. Margaret Hodge, after suffered serious sexual abuse. Hodge
consultation with her and Mr. the sexual abuse of children in Islington Council Care. was Leader of the Council from 1982 till 1992.
She wrongly labelled Mr. Panton’s solicitors, said:
Panton “an extremely disturbed ABUSED
person”. Her comments were to “I can now confirm that we have But Hodge declined a request for extra resources to
One of those who were abused was Demetrious Panton. In 1978, Mr. Panton
get her in hot water. agreed the following: investigate. She ignored the views of these experienced was just 11 when he was abused by paedophile Bernie Bain, the former
these front-line workers. Hodge went on to declare that head of an Islington children's home.
Solidarity’s President notes that One, a statement in court will
this wasn’t a view shared by be made shortly reiterating the "Sexual abuse does not exist in Islington." Demetrious Panton first made allegations against Mr. Bain in 1979, but no
Detective Superintendent John apology made on 14 November. other children would talk. The case was dropped. Islington Council was
off the hook. In 1985 Demetrious - just turned 18 - wrote to Islington Social
Sweeney. Two, I will make a donation of
£10,000 to NACRO. Three, I
Unfortunately it did exist. And some of the victims of that Services. This time he wanted to go to the police with the backing of the
council.
He was the man tasked with have agreed to pay Mr Panton’s abuse were as young as nine.
launching a full and thorough legal costs.”
Instead Nu Labour stuck two fingers
Despite the seriousness of Mr.
investigation into the allegations. Panton’s claims, Hodge twice
Indeed, DS Sweeney found Mr. At the time it was suggested that This Barking & Dagenham Sentinel special centre page up to the ordinary working folk of
Britain. Incredibly, they made Hodge
rebuffed approaches from him to
Panton “to be very articulate the legal costs to be paid by Mrs feature tells the horrific story of how Hodge failed those the first ever Minister for Children discuss the sexual abuse he suffered.
and very measured”. Hodge were going to be more Young People & Families, where she
than £20,000. For the fabulously
children. served between 2003 and 2005 She wrongly labelled Mr. Panton
Adam Walker "an extremely disturbed person".
rich Hodge, this seemed to be Her comments were to get her in hot
a small price to pay. Turn to page 8 to see how Hodge is implicated in the expenses water.
scandal which rocked Westminster last year. The Solidarity President noted that this wasn’t a view shared by Detective
Superintendent John Sweeney.
He was the man tasked with launching a full and thorough investigation into
the allegations. Indeed, DS Sweeney found Mr. Panton “to be very articulate
and very measured”.
FOR YEARS Margaret Hodge which was called by Hodge. At proved that she was told about According to the Standard, some To this day, Hodge has never
has argued that she was the time she was council leader. it two and a half years earlier. of the abused children included: come clean about her part in the LEGAL ACTION
“misled” about the serious “Demetrious Panton, 35, suffered Islington sex scandal.
sexual abuse that went on in AGENDA This memo was on the council his abuse at Elwood Street.
These comments so enraged Mr. Panton that he sought legal action against
Hodge. In late 2003 she agreed to fork out £20,000.
Islington. However, the leader's letterhead. In it Hodge Douglas and Michael Fitch, 28 Why did she deny any
Barking & Dagenham Sentinel Hodge actually set the agenda rebuked Mr. Cofie for requesting and 35, were abused while in At the time it was seen as a move to save her job – of all things, as Labour’s
knowledge of the abuse? Why
can reveal that she was briefed on how children who reported extra staff to investigate “sexual Islington's care at Shepall Manor children’s minister.
on the matter – and did sexual abuse should be handled abuse among eight to 16-year- Special School in Stevenage. Ann didn’t she act? And, when the
nothing. by social workers old children”. Hodge also Belcher, 28, was preyed on at 80 abuse came to light, why did she So on 17th November 2003, Margaret
reminded him that the budget Highbury New Park, and Liam attack the social workers who Hodge, after consultation with her
Indeed, she failed to confront Despite all of their concerns, she was overspent. Lucas, 26, was sodomised as a reported the abuse? and Mr. Panton’s solicitors, said: After paying the £20,000, Hodge
one of Britain's worst child abuse told them: “Sexual abuse does nine-year-old at Grosvenor should have done the decent
scandals when she was leader of not exist in Islington.” EXPLOITATION Avenue. As well as attacking the social "I can now confirm that we have thing and have resigned.
Islington council. workers, s he cal l ed t he agreed the following: Adam Walker
However, sexual abuse did exist The newspaper investigation also Today, the horrific goings-on at Standard’s investigation “gutter
Hodge was told by Senior Social in Islington. And Hodge had unearthed another document. Gisburne House, yet another One, a statement in court will be
journalism”. And when she made shortly reiterating the apology
Workers that children - some as known about it - but did nothing. Produced by Islington social Islington controlled home, is
heard that the BBC were looking made on 14 November. Two, I will make a donation of £10,000 to NACRO.
young as nine - were being workers – and dated April 1990 added to this list of shame. Three, I have agreed to pay Mr Panton’s legal costs."
sexually abused in Islington. The truth only came to light it warned Hodge that “14 Yvonne Williams, 40, was in care into Demetrious Panton’s claims
during an investigation by the children” - some as young as at Gisburne from the age of 10 she called him “an extremely
At the time it was suggested that the legal costs to be paid by Mrs Hodge
Both David Cofie, his deputy, London Evening Standard. nine - were “at risk of sexual to 17, where she was abused by disturbed person”. As our article were going to be more than £20,000. For the fabulously rich Hodge, this
Liz Davies and other social This investigation uncovered a exploitation”. the home's superintendent, (right) notes, her comments were seemed to be a small price to pay for her transgressions.
workers attended a meeting memo, dated April 1990, which G e o f f re y Wy l d e - J o n e s . ” to get her into hot water.
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expenses, accused her of
betraying the founders of
record
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support".
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ordered to pay back more
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say she treats people like
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of herself and
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made the taxpayer fork receipts are having to tighten hoardings for Bouygues. Schools contract. workers and importing cheap
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of Solidarity proof of her Telegraph’s
the Daily expenses set spending
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and Spice.
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expose of MPswereexpenses
for “PR going out ofMPs.
‘socialist’ fashion.”
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banned from
describes itself asclaiming
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autonomous Nationalist “PR Support” from a see so-called ‘socialist’ “Meanwhile,
the greedy bankersalreadyand fat that
Barking Bouygues
MP Margaret have how many votes
Councillors shouldit would
have Grain, and at the Olympics
expenses “for self- opened an office in the cost them and organised shared
site, the same
where life as her
it’s unusual to
trade union’. The facts called
company are very simple:
Chilli and MPs
In a behaving
wide ranging like greedy
attack hard-up communities
cats. They all seem to face
be Hodge. things in common with
promotion or PR.” borough, and it’s rare for athose
‘campaign’ against
they represent. their constituents. He
hear anyone even speaking was
Spice.
The rules insist that MPs on Mrs.
bankers Hodge,
or PFI the
fat cats. tying to
savage outdo
cuts, andeach other
working a PFI contract around own plan. English.
speaking only of
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p e a kmore
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a b o u t Chilli
the Solidarity President also in who He told the East London
can’t use taxpayers’ They all seem to be trying people arecan
beingrake in the
taxed to here to go to anyone else.
Enquirer that one reason Sadly course,
his sensiblesome
comments councillors! Perhaps he will
expenses scandal he said: Chilli and Spice is based reiterated his claim that most. Of big Why is the Labour Party
and Spice run by Hodge’s money for their
in Chelmsford, Public
Essex. It toshe
outdo each other in who
had “betrayed the
death. Is it fair? Is it just? the ‘far-right’ (he means the provoked has
company finger-pointing
to get this avoid the
giving so fate
much of those
moneywho to
former government
“Margaret Hodge shouldpress Relations costs, but Mrs.
is run by Ms. Janet Coull. can rake in of
founders thethemost”.
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towards the millionaire ahave riled ‘Enver’
foreign company Hodge.
that
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contractis thatfor why Bouygues? treats British workers so
officer.
be ashamed Most damaging
of herself and Hodge
She washas done
a press exactly
officer for Party.” allBritish
so very New Labour?
working folks have gaining Hodge. A cloud of suspicion
the actions of her tried
fellow Hodge when thebrought
MP wasa “Margaret Hodge should to get by on very little. Is
Heathway don’t
“residents Library, have
feel local and anger was said to be shabbily?
Just watch your words
of all, Mrs Hodge to that. This news built two PFI schools in the
councillors share the same
They and their subsidiary
gathering over her lovely Liam!
MPs. At a time when a junior employment “In my view, the founders that fair? Is that just?” 9
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 JON CRUDDAS,
Labour MP for now deeply regret
T O S AY t h a t Dagenham, got the voting the way I did.
Margaret Hodge is not WHAT IS IT probably worth do you think that
biggest issue of the If I knew then what I
stuck for a bob or two last decade wrong - know now, I would
would be the about Barking and around £180,000 Cruddas has been he voted for the have voted
understatement of the Dagenham that by now. claiming his second- disastrous war in differently, and I hold
year! the Labour Party home expenses on? Iraq. He now says my hands up on that
treats us with such It’s only about that it was a one."
It’s hard to put a precise contempt? 13 miles from Yes, you’ve "mistake" and a
figure on what she’s Westminster. And guessed it – the flat "wrong decision". Of course saying this
worth. It’s been said Barking has as thousands of in Notting Hill! will not bring one
that that she owns assets Cruddas says:-
to suffer with commuters know, British serviceman or
and shares worth tens of
millions of pounds. Margaret ‘Loads the centre of London Cruddas has innocent Iraqi
"I voted with the
of Money’ Hodge. is not exactly in hovered up more civilian back to life.
Government for the
What we do know for And Dagenham is Outer Space. It’s notthan £86,000 His self-serving
war. We were asked
sure, however, is that stuck with Jon ‘Two that hard to get to. in the so-called to vote for the Iraq
excuses now do
she’ll hardly need to go Homes’ Cruddas! Additional Costs war on the basis of
nothing for those
to the Credit Union for His other home is Allowance (ACA) WMDs and to bring
who have suffered or
a loan. (Although, for died as a result of his
This issue of an upmarket flat since 2004. democracy to a
some strange reason, vote and the vote of
she still submitted the Barking and in a Notting Hill country used to
dictatorship. Clearly the other
Expenses to Parliament Dagenham Sentinel mansion-block. Thousands of
t h e p re m i s e o n warmongers. Their
for organic coffee and takes a good hard families in Barking
WMDs was wrong, blood is on his hands.
biscuits, a 25p carrier look at Hodge. And He lives just and Dagenham He can't wash it off
bag and garden plants as we haven't found
you can’t blame us around the corner have to live in so easily.
like Pansies, Lavender any, and at the
for that – her record from mega-rich private rent slums, moment there is a
and Tyme.) is truly awful. Tory leader, David but Cruddas rakes
itself as “the world’s probably due to the class families have to bloody conflict rather Remember too that
Her father was the largest independent global economic Cameron. in a fortune in than a stable he still supports the
tighten their belts,
multi-millionaire steel trader.” downturn.) However, Cruddas Cruddas bought his equity and tax democracy. Its turns occupation of
survive on the minimum
German steel trader, deserves a mention Notting Hill flat in hand-outs. out the case for war Afghanistan - what
Hans Oppenheimer. Stemcor ’s services And if Stemcor is doing wage or try to get by on as well. 2004. It cost him was flawed, and I has he learnt?
“span every step in the well, so is Hodge. The the dole and benefits. He’s another MP £375,000. Flats in
When he died in 1985, steel supply chain and firm is now the third who’s been caught the area are now
his 50% stake in the include finance, wealthiest private Meanwhile, Hodge is up in the Expenses worth nearly a
company passed to his p ro v i s i o n o f r a w company in the whole living the high life.
four daughters – one of materials, steel trading, of the UK. In 2008, The scandal. £Million.
She’s probably the
whom is Margaret distribution and Sunday Times valued
Hodge - and his son, stockholding.” Hodge’s family wealth richest woman in While we have a Trendy Notting
Ralph Oppenheimer. By at a cool £178 million. Parliament. housing waiting Hill is just
last year, Hodge and her Stemcor seems to be list of more than four miles
family owned 71% of doing ok. It has an We at the Barking and Hodge is supposed to 10,000, Cruddas from the
the company. The annual turnover in 2008 Dagenham Sentinel are be a Socialist but she has TWO homes. Commons.
family firm in which she of more than £6.28 not opposed people
holds a large stake is billion. (Turnover having money. has zero in common One is in
called Stemcor exceeded £3.5 billion in with decent working Dagenham. He Now, what
Holdings. It describes 2009 – the drop But ordinary working people. bought it in 2002 property
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for £105,000. It’s
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