Mister M Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Just been revealed that Grant Schapps has resigned over the tragic suicide of a party activist who was bullied: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34952981 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/27/elliott-johnson-young-tory-destroyed-by-party-he-loved-mark-clarke http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3337092/Party-leaders-DID-know-Tatler-Tory-bully-claims-Bombshell-letter-reveals-former-chairman-complained-Mark-Clarke-Grant-Shapps-January.html In addition its proper that the former party chairman has resigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrystottle Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Shapps is a bit of a disaster area, isn't he? It is right that he has gone but it should have been before now; you get the feeling he's been "advised" to resign or else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Funny how all the Tories on here queue up to post on Labour-related threads but when it's their own party in the news then for some inexplicable reason they go missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Seems to me that he's saying he did his best, but since this happened on his watch, he's taking responsibility for it. Good on him. We could use more politicians with that kind of integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Seems to me that he's saying he did his best, but since this happened on his watch, he's taking responsibility for it. Good on him. We could use more politicians with that kind of integrity. Grant Shapps' integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Funny how all the Tories on here queue up to post on Labour-related threads but when it's their own party in the news then for some inexplicable reason they go missing What has this thread really got to do with politics ? I don't really understand the reason why the OP started this thread . What are we suppose to discuss about this human tragedy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 What has this thread really got to do with politics ? I don't really understand the reason why the OP started this thread . What are we suppose to discuss about this human tragedy ? The man who resigned was the co-chairman of the party that governs the country and the issues revolve around aspects of their political campaigning. That's quite a political angle. I share your sentiment about the young lad who died though. Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 What has this thread really got to do with politics ? I don't really understand the reason why the OP started this thread . What are we suppose to discuss about this human tragedy ? I started this thread because newspapers were covering it. I also started this thread because the party insisted that it had no record of any complaints against Clarke's conduct, but Lady Warsi's letter contradicts this. She also claims that she was a victim of Clarke's bullying. Clarke is also said to have blackmailed another Tory MP. There's a great deal more to this than the tragic death of Elliot Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) What has this thread really got to do with politics ? I don't really understand the reason why the OP started this thread . What are we suppose to discuss about this human tragedy ? Because its frontpage news? Are you being serious? He's a minister he resigned. That doesnt happen every day. Dont you think bullying is an important issue? Dont you think the person who commited sucide would wnat what he went through discussed and steps taken to aboid it happening again? Edited November 28, 2015 by 999tigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Because its frontpage news? Are you being serious? He's a minister he resigned. That doesnt happen every day. Dont you think bullying is an important issue? Dont you think the person who commited sucide would wnat what he went through discussed and steps taken to aboid it happening again? I thought it was the job of the coroner to determine why the young man committed suicide . There is rarely just one reason why a person decides to commit suicide . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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