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I bet you must be even more apoplectic about that, Charlie, seeing as how there was all that...erm...*evidence* and *due process* oh and some *guilty verdicts* involved! Take a chill pill :-)
Charlie said:
February 22, 2010 4:01 PM | permalink
Hi Ian. Thanks for the tip ;-)! As implied, I am no more a fan of the guilty Coulson than you.
My point is that If/when an investigation finds evidence of bullying at No10, then those involved should stand trial too.
ifabloke said:
February 24, 2010 8:58 AM | permalink
It's not the same thing, Bob. If an experienced reporter is unable to take the flak, or at least stand up to his editor then he is clearly a wimp. But for the Prime Minister to shout and scream at junior staff, who know that they would probably get the sack for gross misconduct for responding in kind, is despicable and shows the character of the man - a dictator and a bully.
Gary Elsby said:
February 24, 2010 1:11 PM | permalink
And if a member of a political party accuses the party of bullying and then hides, he/she too is a coward.
February 22, 2010 1:15 PM | permalink
Quite right! and if an investigation unearths evidence that Brown or others have bullied junior staff, they too should stand trial.