tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post939840924341107144..comments2024-01-11T10:25:57.007+00:00Comments on Labour of Gove: Mars Hill and Labour Home: Calling For Draper To GoChris Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-66923845970826025272009-04-11T22:05:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:05:00.000+01:00Some years ago, when running a General Election ca...Some years ago, when running a General Election campaign for a Conservative candidate, I got a call from a local NHS staffer.<BR/><BR/>He offered to give me details about a nearby Labour MP's spouse, who had recently had a spell in the local mental health unit.<BR/><BR/>I suggested he go forth and multiply. <BR/><BR/>But by your logic, since the story was true but was being kept very private, I should have spread it around, even though it had nothing to do, in any way, with politics.<BR/><BR/>I understand political tribal loyalty, but your attempt to minimise this scandal demeans you.romannoreply@blogger.com