Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Pity Poor Chris Huhne
He could have relied on enough Top Gear viewers on the jury to acquit him. But Top Gear viewers have hardly been given cause to favour the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
Not living in the UK and not being part of the media bubble there, I had to look this one up (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16866127).
Now there are some instances where the collapse of a marriage involving a public figure is so toxic, that the public figure just has to leave public life, as Mr. Gingrich will tell you. This seems to have been the case here. But this has to be in contention for the most trivial reason for a government minister to resign ever.
You are hanging alot on this. I'm missing the connection with Marxism and student politics.
Not living in the UK and not being part of the media bubble there, I had to look this one up (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16866127).
ReplyDeleteNow there are some instances where the collapse of a marriage involving a public figure is so toxic, that the public figure just has to leave public life, as Mr. Gingrich will tell you. This seems to have been the case here. But this has to be in contention for the most trivial reason for a government minister to resign ever.
You are hanging alot on this. I'm missing the connection with Marxism and student politics.
Oh, it's just an excuse to mention it, since he's in the news.
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