criticism, that Naval Trom use or ise wor‹ The assumption of which the media deait with Sutcliffe is a lesson in objectivity compared with the way in which the media have treated individual.
That individual is called Gerard Tuite. He is accused of escaping Brixton prison a couple of weeks ago. He was prison awaiting trial. In other words he had not been convicted of any crime. The following week in the aftermath of the Uxbridge bomb the Mirror agai reprinted the Tuite poster and reminded its readers that the man is suspected of masterminding the Lon don gasworks bombing' Suspected by whom? Daily Mirror! Not exactly blame the for while it is easy media for its treatment o I ulte they have simply taken their cue from the police, who distributed the 'terrorist' and supplied the information on which the Mirror stories were based.
Ever since Tuite changed his accommodation the out of their way to prejudice any The Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Com. missioner, Peter Nievans, has declared. As iong Tuite is at large in London uncle cupc polios he gets the ammo, he could Such statements brought forth no from the Attorne General; no promise of an investigation by the Pres Council After the guardians of British justice and of the British media are used to • treating the rights of the Irish, and suspected Irish Republicans especially, with the utmost contempt.
15 January 1981 Paye 9