Muslim row Labour candidate, John Cowan, suspended
John Cowan says his name will still be on the ballot paper in South Cambridgeshire
A Labour candidate has been suspended after allegedly saying on an internet forum that he would not want any children of his to marry a Muslim.
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I hope he stands as an independent, and I hope he wins. Surely he's only saying what all halfway intelligent non muslim parents are thinking. Has anyone asked Shahid Malik, Sadiq Khan or 'Lord' Ahmed whether they would let any child of theirs marry a non muslim?
The second story is the temporary suspension of the civil servant who insulted the entire Catholic church from the Pope down.
Pope memo sent by 23-year-old Oxford graduate
A “puerile” Foreign Office memo which has thrown the Pope’s state visit to Britain into doubt was circulated by a 23-year-old Oxford graduate who once included “drinking a lot” among his hobbies.
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Mr Mulvain has escaped punishment because he was given authorisation to send the memo by a more senior civil servant, who has now been “transferred to other duties”.
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Why do these slimy liberal cretins keep their jobs while one seemingly intelligent Labour MP gets suspended and may well be sacked from his job?
New Labour .. So much to answer for.