OK, so I've done religion. Now for a bit of politics. ;-)
Livingstone. Hmmm. Well, I think that his choice of language and metaphor were, uh, well, unwise would be putting it far too lightly.
But while I think that he shouldn't have chosen to speak the way he did, I don't think that he should apologise unless he genuinely thinks that he was wrong. And in fact, I think that his assessment of the Mail and the Standard is correct in essentials; they are both appalling crypto-fascist rags.
Posted to The Big Room by Simon Brunning at February 16, 2005 02:15 PMHere, here!
Posted by: Stephen Newton on February 16, 2005 04:30 PMHaven't you got a problem with Godwin's Law there before you've even started?
Posted by: Katherine on February 16, 2005 05:13 PMAhh, well. They aren't appalling if you're a crypto-fascist. Which it seems several million of your country-err-people (?) are.
Maybe that's the bigger issue? Or perhaps it's time to talk about kebabs and beer again.
Posted by: Andy Todd on February 16, 2005 09:01 PM