Tony Greaves Apologist For Scum
As someone who thinks being a LibDem is a less of political party and more of a collective mental illness this comment from Tony Greaves is a gift. Any doubt that the Lords are out of touch with the members should be dispatched forthwith.
The suggestion that just because someone is competent and talented that they get a free pass for their bad behaviour and should be trusted with a position of power is spectacularly offensive. That’s only a step away from rich, successful, smart people should be able to treat the little people however they want.
It’s been less than a year that Lord Rennard was at the centre of a major scandal. I’ll admit that Lord Rennard was not found guilty to criminal burden of proof. It is worth noting, however, that being unpleasant, creepy or vile is not illegal…
Lord Rennard upset enough women (who were found to be ‘credible’ by the investigation) that they felt the need to go to Channel 4 after they had unsatisfactorily tried to deal with the matter within the party. Like so much internal party dispute this unsatisfactory handling of the matter has only led to more upset.
He should have at least had the decency to let the wound heal a little bit more before putting himself forward to a position of power. (If your behaviour is deemed so unnacceptable that a group of people start a movement to eradict it you really should get the hint…) This shows poor judgement, a lack of sentivity, a lack of self-awareness and a level of self-entitlement that defies belief.
What I love most is the last line. In Tony Greaves minds it appears that activists objecting to an unelected group of people appointing someone to an otherwise elected ruling body of an organisation is tantamount to sanctioning ‘fuhrerprincip’ – it’s the irony that you don’t get anywhere else.