tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post5741161197671302346..comments2023-10-31T12:08:31.107+00:00Comments on Politics Etc.: Tory FuryGiles Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post-20557284512818237722008-06-25T18:16:00.000+01:002008-06-25T18:16:00.000+01:00McGrath is, of course, a Tory of the aussie variet...McGrath is, of course, a Tory of the aussie variety....Giles Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post-4155940326270293162008-06-24T16:26:00.000+01:002008-06-24T16:26:00.000+01:00I have a smidgen of sympathy for Mr McGrath on thi...I have a smidgen of sympathy for Mr McGrath on this one. Like you astutely summise, it was crass and stupid, but I can't help but think that sacking the man was a little ott.<BR/><BR/>My real thought on the issue is that no matter how hard the Conservative Party tries to change it is unlucky enough to be saddled with these sorts of idiots who, from time to time, seem to make vaguely rascist or otherwise odourous remarks towards non-whites.<BR/><BR/>Whilst I'm aware that vast swathes of the Conservative Party are, politics aside, a thoroughly likeable bunch of coves (the blog author being one himself) there does seem to remain a seedy undercurrent in the grassroots and more occassionally in CCHQ.<BR/><BR/>Am I naive in thinking this sort of thing would never happen to a Labour mayor? We tend to specialise in economic bloopers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com