How easy it is to convict the dead and defenceless | Simon Jenkins

The case against Edward Heath looks flimsy, but already the gutter is being dredged for lurid, unsubstantiated claims

That’s it then. Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile. It has been on the news for four days, so it must be true. They might just be allegations, but we know there is “no smoke without fire”. The chap was a “confirmed bachelor”, nudge, nudge. They are always a bit fishy, these lonely sorts.

I suppose many people just shrug and say public figures must take the rough with the smooth,...