Lord Dixon-Smith

Oh dear the Tory goons are at it again - It's only been one day, but they don't seem to be able to shut up.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4297283.ece

Now Lord Dixon-Smith's (LDS) excuse is that the comment "slipped out". To me this is a highly dubious argument. If, in everyday life the word "nigger" is so close to the front of your thought process that it slips out as part and parcel of your normal vocabulary, It really is time to remove yourself from society and slowly gather dust in a corner of a dark room or attic which you can delude yourself is forever England.

If a work colleague had used the word, I would expect them to receive disciplinary action under the gross misconduct procedures and know that this matter was being fully investigated. David Cameron said that the remark was "not appropriate" - Damn right, if you think this then take some bloody action against your front bench spokesman for COMMUNITIES!!! That this man has the role he has, beggars belief, another glimpse into the world of Tory thinking.

Some of the comments on the Times website are heroic in their stupidity. Comments such as "much ado about nothing" from Carol in Bristol and "it's a non issue" from the improbably named James O' Reilly-Ryan. I fear these comments miss the point. Being angry that someone in LDS's position has used such a word and has gotten away with it, with little rebuke from his leader/boss is not a trivial matter and is certainly not Political Correctness gone mad.

Stewart Lee said it best (here) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

It is true that there are huge world issues which we are dealing with at the moment (food shortages, fuel, war etc), but if our thinking is so devolved that we settle on being hateful as our automatic setting, how can we be truly sympathetic/empathetic to the world's problems and instill in us the force needed to strip away our apathy and push us towards helping society, this country, this Kingdom, united, together.

So, as the man says...LDS...Tories...Cameron and the rest of your goons...You're a bunch of idiots.