Labour’s concern over ‘intimidation’ is a case of ‘pot, kettle, black’ – isn’t it?
The new government has been making much of claims that candidates in the recent general election campaign have been subjected to bullying, intimidation and/or threats.
Here’s deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, discussing it on the morning media round – and defending questionable behaviour of her own:
And here’s Lisa Nandy, suggesting that politicians should be able to voice their own views without fear of the response from the public:
But don’t members of the public have a right to voice their views too? Isn’t that what they’ve been doing? Where’s the line between a forceful opinion and intimidation? And is it not also possible that MPs raising these concerns are simply trying not to be held accountable for their own beliefs and behaviour?
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This X user seems to think so:
This one thinks Labour politicians are complaining because they believed they were entitled to take certain constituencies and thought voters were out of line when they bit back against this assumption:
As does this one:
Jonathan Ashworth’s shock loss to Independent Shockat Adam seems to be the flashpoint for these Labour politicians, and it seems that he has suffered a considerable amount of abuse too.
But he has taken it in his stride, as this video clip shows. Why can’t these Labour representatives?
And there is another aspect to this: abuse, intimidation, bullying, threats by Labour representatives and/or supporters. Faiza Shaheen was dropped as a Labour candidate, just as the election campaign was beginning, and claims she suffered because of abuse and misinformation spread by Labour supporters in the weeks that followed. Will her voice be heard in any investigation?
Hers is just one case among many. Here are a few more:
Put it all together and it seems Labour may have made a mistake in crying “wolf” – because the rest of us may soon be pulling off that party’s sheep’s clothing to reveal that it, and its members, are the predators.
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Labour’s concern over ‘intimidation’ is a case of ‘pot, kettle, black’
Labour’s concern over ‘intimidation’ is a case of ‘pot, kettle, black’ – isn’t it?
The new government has been making much of claims that candidates in the recent general election campaign have been subjected to bullying, intimidation and/or threats.
Here’s deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, discussing it on the morning media round – and defending questionable behaviour of her own:
And here’s Lisa Nandy, suggesting that politicians should be able to voice their own views without fear of the response from the public:
But don’t members of the public have a right to voice their views too? Isn’t that what they’ve been doing? Where’s the line between a forceful opinion and intimidation? And is it not also possible that MPs raising these concerns are simply trying not to be held accountable for their own beliefs and behaviour?
Buy Cruel Britannia in print here. Buy the Cruel Britannia ebook here. Or just click on the image!
This X user seems to think so:
This one thinks Labour politicians are complaining because they believed they were entitled to take certain constituencies and thought voters were out of line when they bit back against this assumption:
As does this one:
Jonathan Ashworth’s shock loss to Independent Shockat Adam seems to be the flashpoint for these Labour politicians, and it seems that he has suffered a considerable amount of abuse too.
But he has taken it in his stride, as this video clip shows. Why can’t these Labour representatives?
And there is another aspect to this: abuse, intimidation, bullying, threats by Labour representatives and/or supporters. Faiza Shaheen was dropped as a Labour candidate, just as the election campaign was beginning, and claims she suffered because of abuse and misinformation spread by Labour supporters in the weeks that followed. Will her voice be heard in any investigation?
Hers is just one case among many. Here are a few more:
Put it all together and it seems Labour may have made a mistake in crying “wolf” – because the rest of us may soon be pulling off that party’s sheep’s clothing to reveal that it, and its members, are the predators.
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The first collection, Strong Words and Hard Times,
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