>> Mr Clegg deserves this.
Why? He didn't do it. So Rennard's a groper, allegedly. There are a lot about. I imagine some people think it's the thing to do, though it's bullying when the perp is in a position of authority.
>>And what's
>> wrong with the electorate challenging the elected members - or are they too precious ?
What's going on is just an attack on his image and reputation, using any old stick to beat him with.
I'm no apologist either, he doesn't impress me.
They are all ducking and diving, pretending to be shocked and saintly, with the exception of the admirable Baroness Williams.
"... Baroness Williams, a senior member of the party, said the Lord Rennard situation had been "hopelessly exaggerated" and he was "a very fine man".
She went on to say that women in Parliament were "not treated very fairly" and described the Commons as a "very bullying place, a very masculine culture" that needed to change."
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