Patrick has made a name for himself without the backing of a large National or International newspaper. The fact that he held in very high esteem by other investigative journalists like Tony Hetherington speaks volumes.

Patrick needed a few donations to get him off the ground. Compare that with the salary that Tony gets from Associated Newspapers in UK and be glad that there are still people who start as small fry and make a big splash. Does anybody remember the Barclays ads. "Some tiddlers become whoppers"

Make mincemeat of this "chopperone" Patrick and we will feed his remains to the hyenas.