Personal attacks on aspiring prime ministers

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  27 April 2010     21:2149354
  #1      
  when i came in this evening teletext gave a brief description of a member of the public attacking boy dave over hiseducation policies that included educating disabled children seperately.
  
  i thought that seemed reasonable from my position of ignorance.
  
  then i saw later the actual film of the event, the articulate dad had brought his little boy along who suffered from spina bifida and was taking a pop at dave, pointing at the kid when he spoke.
  
  i was totally shocked that a parent would subject his child to such an experience.
  
  i do not understand the pros and cons about disabled children being educated seperately, but found it distasteful to use children in this way
• Unregistered User
  27 April 2010     21:2949357
  #2      
  Yes I did feel for the child as well Howard however the Father must have been desperately concerned about the schooling issue to have taken the action he did.
• Guest 655

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 10,247
  27 April 2010     21:3549359
  #3      
  You are right but DC handled it well. He got down on his knees to speak directly to the boy so as not to ignore him and explained to the father calmly that under his policies he would have more choice, not less.
  
  There is a bit of a twist to this tale though. It seems the father is a political activist associated with the Labour Party, so it was a set-up.
  
  At least DC is engaging with real people, even if opposition stooges do get through it is still a good thing.
  
  Here is the Speccie take on the matter http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/5947478/camerons-secret-weapon-is-amiability.thtml
• Bob Frost

  • Location: Deal
  27 April 2010     22:1349364
  #4      
  The father, one Jonathan Bartley, was hardly a non biased member of the public. Here's his page which is pro Lib Dem
  
  http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11885
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  27 April 2010     22:3349370
  #5      
  i did suspect something like fit up.
• Unregistered User
  28 April 2010     09:4249381
  #6      
  If it was a set up as it would seem then Bartley should be ashamed of his self.
• Guest 655

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  28 April 2010     10:5749386
  #7      
  My sources said Labour but that site is quite clear, a Libdem set up.
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  28 April 2010     19:4649418
  #8      
  i herd he worked for john major at onepoint.sause itn and bbc news.
• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  28 April 2010     20:3149429
  #9      
  On the sauce more like!
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  29 April 2010     05:4349455
  #10      
  Since when did motivation invalidate actions?
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  29 April 2010     06:2249456
  #11      
  when this country went pc.