The ubiquity of bullying in British politics makes me wonder why anyone would acquire it up as a profession. I can’t wait for Corbyn’s new,kinder politics to beginThe buck, it seems, or did not pause with Grant Shapps. Though he resigned at the weekend over the Conservative bullying scandal,his party co-chair Andrew Feldman still has questions to answer about how much he knew about the behaviour of “Tatler Tory” stamp Clarke. Yet the inquiry that has been set up ultimately reports to Feldman - surely he must step aside. Both Paul Goodman, editor of the ConservativeHome website and even more significantly Ray Johnson – father of Elliot Johnson who formally complained about Clarke before he killed himself – are calling for him to acquire more responsibility for failing to protect young activists. The plan that this can all be sorted out by those who presided and benefited from what was seen as successful campaigning is clearly misguided. Related: Tory chairmen should quit over bullying scandal - activist's father Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com