[youngian]

Have a feeling they're will be plenty of material for this thread

Headline today is that Watson hasn't apologised enough and should be on his knees/ A ruffian like him isn't fit to lick the boots of a former Thatcher cabinet minister.

What a pathetic apology! Labour deputy leader Tom Watson condemned as he grudgingly concedes Leon Brittan sex slur caused 'distress'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z3o9URUaSf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Mail is suggesting that Watson maybe indulging in dirty politics. Or that he is bit too adept at it for Dacre's liking.

Devastating questions Labour's smearmonger must answer... not least, why does he only brand TORIES as child sex abusers?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z3o9VEzuIk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Weeping Angel]

Not surprised by this.

[bluebellnutter]

They've been itching until he had a high profile enough job they could go for him

[youngian]

The Sun especially has been concoting a flimsy politically motivated conspiracy involving Watson, Hacked Off and Keir Starmer, despite having left the DPP at the time of the phone hacking scandal. Its a pretty dull conspiracy theory that won't fly with the punters as well as ones about bent coppers, journalists and rich Tory nonces covering up kiddy fiddling. As Dacre and Brooks well know.

[new puritan]

The people running these rags are pure filth.

[youngian]

I don't understand the logic of the story, is an incident in Watson's own family driving him to make amends? I thought it was vindicative class warfare to stuff the Tories.

[The Red Arrow]

So why does Whittingdale not get the same front page treatment?

Sunday, 11 October 2015
Latest Tom Watson Smear Busted

http://zelo-street.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... usted.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See also:
Saturday, 10 October 2015
Kelvin McFilth Apology Hypocrisy
http://zelo-street.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... crisy.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[new puritan]

I see the hack responsible for the Watson smear piece was also the one behind that hatchet job on food banks. These fucking people, honest to Christ.

https://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/04/ ... ood-banks/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Weeping Angel]

Letters sent by Watson to the DPP

http://www.channel4.com/news/tom-watson ... n-saunders" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Red Arrow]

[new puritan]

Made me snort, anyway.

Cheers, Gaveston ‏@MediocreDave 12h12 hours ago
So glad that we have a free press to hold politicians to account for such things as taking allegations of child sexual abuse too seriously.

Cameron's adviser Patrick Rock is in court over nonce charges this week by the way. The timing of these attacks on Watson is too close for comfort.

[youngian]

I don't like guilty-by-association politics but the Tories and the press live and breath it. So Crosby must be hugely concerned by Watson and others making them look like the party that protects powerful nonces in its ranks. They've found a chink to discredit Watson but it doesn't seem to be washing.

[mikey mikey]

Labour wants Tom Watson to save it – unfortunately Rebekah Brooks is on a revenge mission

While under a clear duty to report accusations to the police, he did not excite the kind of hysteria – like Brooks when News of the World editor – that led a dyslexic mob to attack a female paediatrician mistaking her for a paedophile.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lab ... 90031.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Andy McDandy]

I'm personally finding the notion of the British media accusing someone of hysteria over accusations of child abuse to be perhaps the most chutzpah-laden, hypocritical thing ever.

[youngian]

Labour wants Tom Watson to save it – unfortunately Rebekah Brooks is on a revenge mission

While under a clear duty to report accusations to the police, he did not excite the kind of hysteria – like Brooks when News of the World editor – that led a dyslexic mob to attack a female paediatrician mistaking her for a paedophile.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lab ... 90031.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The man who teased James Murdoch for being a mafia boss has given his tabloid enemies a gigantic gift

They're always going to pour into any chink to bash Watson, would Matthew Norman prefer all Labour MPs to spend their careers kissing Murdoch's arse?

Whether Watson can survive this escalation of Brooks’ lifelong pursuit is not really the point. The question is whether a serial resigner, whose bulldozer looks and juggernaut reputation mask a brittle and sensitive nature, has the will to endure the ensuing torment.

If this 'torment' is the best the press can do then bring it on.