CHRISTMAS PRESENTS: JUSTICE FOR SIR CLIFF RICHARD AND PERHAPS OTHERS

"My congratulations to Sir Cliff Richard.  By taking the BBC and the police to court over their shocking treatment of an unproven allegation against him, he has struck a mighty blow for justice...."

Peter Hitchens Column July 21st, 2018-LINK

"....A time for living, a time for believing, a time for trusting, not deceiving, love and laughter and joy ever after, ours for the taking, just follow the Master...."

Cliff Richard Sings His UK Number One Christmas Song "Mistletoe and Wine"-LINK

As Tommy Robinson's appeal was heard at the UK's High Court on July 18th this year, another case was ruled on with a victory for Sir Cliff Richard.

When the American rock n roll stars hit the scene in the late 1950's the UK didn't have one to compare with Elvis Presley or Rick Nelson or Little Richard etc. etc.

But then along came Cliff Richard who became a music and movie superstar in his early years.   His music career spanned the decades and while he was famous in the UK and other countries, he would have limited success in the United States best remembered in the 1970's for songs like "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore".

In 1964 Cliff, raised in the Anglican Church, would come forward at a Billy Graham Crusade and begin a life as a popular music star and a committed Evangelical Christian.

His reputation was smeared in the secular, cynical media but Cliff successfully sued when he was called a "fascist" in the British media decades ago.

So it should come as no surprise when this awful accusation against him surfaced and the South Yorkshire Police (the ones who arrested Tommy Robinson on May 25th this year) would leak to the  BBC which in turn would draw attention to the notion that Cliff Richard was a child sex abuser, Richard would go to court again.

The police settled for 400-thousand pounds and the BBC and the police were forced by the court ruling to pay 210-thousand pounds in damages for invading his privacy.