The article: Tory axed over blast at ‘useless ethnic soldiers’
Well, what a way to begin this journey. It seems obvious that there is some sort of miss match in what is considered acceptable language between different groups of people. Patrick Mercer has learnt the hard way that what might have happened in his time in the armed forces, and the way he can talk about it now are two very different things.
It seems a shame that this has happened to the Tories though. Even though I am not a Tory, and will probably never be one, I think it would be good to have a strong opposition party in the House of Commons, to help campaign against some of the ludicrous legislation trying to be passed these days. If this situation has reduced the opposition party’s position, then that can’t be a good thing. However, if they have managed to “prune” some “dead leaves” from their tree, it could provide opportunity for new growth and a lead to a stronger party in the end.
You really have to be careful about what you say, to who, and how – and how they are going to report it.
