Ok. So, first Mark Oaten is publicly crucified and resigns for having an affair with a rent boy. Second comes George Galloway being slandered every day in the press (I think the headline was "Hated Galloway Faces Ruin") and having old or speculative headlines used as a tool against him. Now Simon Hughes has had to pre-empt the Sun's no-doubt gleeful outing, causing more of our nations journalists to talk of the Liberal Democrats decline.
I smell more than a strong whiff of our tabloid hacks attempting to discredit any third party that offers an alternative to the right/far right options we have right now. By inferment and implication they have gently led opinion toward a personal dislike of these figures, irrespective of their policies and political backgrounds.
George Galloway may be many things - good and bad - but dragging up old news and splashing speculation across the front pages when they know he cannot defend himself is cheap and lazy. Equally, calling someone a liar for wishing to remain in the closet and claiming it news is both offensive and incredulous.
I just want to live in a nation of adults.
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