Further confirmation that this was the cause of Ewen's sacking......
I used to get on very well with Jeremy, and Ewen Smith back in 2004, I never for one moment imagined or anticipated that the working relationship between all of us would become some strained...
I felt at that time that Ewen would have done anything to help Jeremy's cause, and what is more, I felt genuine interest from Ewen in Jeremy's position, as though he would have moved mountains to help get Jeremy cleared of these allegations. Ewen Smith always treated me with the greatest respect despite him knowing that I had been convicted, and that I had spent time in prison...
I know he trusted me...
I saw the photograph of Sheila on the bed, there can be no doubt about that, not only that but once I returned home to Sheffield, I immediately wrote a letter to Jeremy to tell him about the picture of Sheila on the bed I had seen...
Imagine my dismay, to find that by me providing this information to Jeremy about the picture I had seen, was the source which led to the services of Ewen Smith being disposed of? I was caught up in the middle of both Ewen and Jeremy, and it made me feel like I had betrayed the trust which Ewen had placed in me...
I liked Ewen Smith, and I liked Jeremy, but I was made to feel like I had betrayed both of them - not a very nice position to find oneself in...
Sheila was on the bed, there is no doubt at all in my mind, She was on the bed, I saw the photograph, I sent a letter to Jeremy confirming what I had seen, and Jeremy sacked Ewen because he kept this information from him...
Jeremy has my letter, confirming what I reported to him that I had seen when I visited Ewen Smith at his office in Birmingham, why would I lie about something like that, involving two persons that I admired?
I cannot put it any clearer than that...