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One of the biggest subjects on the channel is Jimmy Savall and Kerh Holmes.

So we have tried to find the preeminent authorities on that era.

And today we have with us prolific author, Christian Walmart,

who has written a book that details how these Kerh Holmes are set up,

especially from that era and the abuses that were able to take place.

So thank you for coming on, Christian.

Can you tell us what credentials you have to write on that subject matter?

Well, I was local government correspondent of the observer

and of a long defunct newspaper called The London Daily News.

And it was while I was writing about social affairs and social work

and local authorities that I began to see a bit of a pattern.

This was back in the 80s, early 90s.

And I began to see a bit of a pattern.

What was all this stories about?

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