Many have gloated and rubbed their hands in glee about Duncan's shit statement landing him in the proverbial do-do.
What he says is actually quite unsurprising and I would have no hesitation in admitting to being probably one of the MPs who would have got herself into trouble over very lax rules about expenses and then complained about there being a witch-hunt.
If Duncan wants to complain publicly or privately, that is up to him.
It is quite tragic that people cannot see the principle behind this.
My point is that free speech should be upheld, especially for people we dislike or we will not have free speech when others in turn dislike us for telling us things they would rather not hear.
No one, but no one, should be punished for telling the truth, not even an MP, not even an MP whom you dislike, not even if he is gay.
Nothing should happen to him but it seems it is his own side who want most to throw him to the wolves.
Haven't the Conservatives heard that those who do not hang together will hang separately?
Make no mistake that if we do not defend the right of our elected representatives to speak their mind, then we too will soon lose that right, and deservedly so.
THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
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