Blogging from the Highlands of Scotland
'From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step' - Diderot
Sunday, 5 May 2002
FURTHER UPDATE - Ann Winterton and “10 a penny” Pakistanis
It seems that Iain Duncan Smith offered Ann Winterton the opportunity to resign over her racist joke, but she refused, opining that her apology was sufficient. So she was sacked.
What seems to flow from this is that my suggestion that there would have been no apology had someone present not chosen to make it public is 'spot on'! Ms Winterton obviously apologised only because she had been exposed to public opprobrium, but her refusal to go gracefully indicates to me that she doesn't really get it - she doesn't really understand that to make such racist remarks, under the guise of humour, is unacceptable - specially so in a senior politician.
The chairman of the rugby club where she was speaking has said he does not really understand what all the fuss is about, in effect. What a sad commentary!
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