Gutted
Right wing media : simple-minded, racist, homphobic, pathetic, squibbling little xenophobic fuckwits.
Shame is though that we already knew that.
Brian - your decision is yours alone to make of course and I have to agree with your thinking in some ways but it does kind of feel like bowing out to the superior forces of fuckwittery that abound throughout the institutions of government and the police.
True - the situation could never revert to anything close to the tolerant forward looking type vibe that was in play during your time , but I hope you can exewrcise some influence elsewhere in order to ensure that we don't end up with someone intent on undoing the progress that's been made ( what's left of it ) in the relationship between the police and the community. In the end its the people of Lambeth who have to bite the bullet ( so to speak ) and get what they're given.
I and several others were fortunate enough to get smeared to ~'#*! for our campaign in support of your return but at the very least it showed that you cant just put asidfe the wishes of the community - or can you. In the end they got what they wanted and we got.....????? So efectively - we achieved what?
The buck stops with the media - anyone who thinks this has anythiing to do with anything other than their selling newspapers is somewhat mistaken, and , once again they managed to screw up a step in the direction of progress.
Be nice if everyone could remember that next time they go to buy a paper....
I'm out for now can't formulate my sentences properly - too pissed off.
Laters
