Tony L
Administrator
As a socialist, I doubt that I would have found much common ground with David, but that aside, his murder was a heinous act & I can't get it out of my mind. The perpetrators of these acts can only be described as wicked and misguided.
That’s about where I am. I’m appalled by his voting record (removing rights from LGBT folk, denying women's choice, penalising the disabled for having living space, voting against climate science etc), but I’m horrified and upset by his death and fear it is yet another step down a very dark ladder. It is clear many liked and respected him as a person from all sides of the HoC and in his local community and this is a very dark time for UK politics. I’m appalled and horrified by his senseless death, but I’m also not going to sanctify someone who’s views I have spent a whole lifetime opposing. I have nothing but contempt for the radicalised Islamist mindset that appears to have taken his life. Again, RIP. No one deserves this shit.