Last week (21 March 2008), the mirror newspaper showed David Cameron - the Conservative leader breaching several traffic regulations - and when he was exposed, he was supposed to have said sorry for breaking the law. For a man who has made it his mission to bring in, albeit through the back door - a zero tolerance in public disorder, he seemed to be quite adept in messing up himself and offering silly apologies - and somehow getting away with it.
Another joke was Boris Johnson - aspiring to be the mayor of london admonishing cyclists who break the law and when told about his boss, Mr Cameron, instead of continuing with his bullish condemnation responded by asking the TV reporter to "show me the evidence". Two twats running for important political positions.
The most depressing comment came from BBC's any questions and any answers. On this issue, I heard the likes of Ruth Lee whom I had always admired stopped short of expressing their disgust of Mr Cameron's behaviour. I am sure that David Cameron must have been breaking traffice laws until he was caught red handed. I had expected Mr Dimbleby to have pressed the panel hard on this breach somehow he didn't. The panel also seemed to accept the view that David Cameron's apology is enough. I hope that the same panel will be willing to accept that teenager who knocks an old lady down and steals her paltry pension and if caught, any apology offered will be accepted without further punishment. Or are we back to the good old one law for the ruling class and another for the rest of us?
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