tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post8129754088657914045..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Why can't people forgive Ming for looking old?Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-55238697378468444072007-05-18T10:03:00.000+01:002007-05-18T10:03:00.000+01:00You're quite right. we pass all these age discrimi...You're quite right. we pass all these age discrimination laws for the workplace and the very people signing them off are themselves guilty of abusing it (in spirit if not in law). take lord owen who recently (albeit with his own gripes about the party) in an interview with the parly monitor mag he wryly points out that, ming is "only a couple of years younger than me". whoopy do. <BR/><BR/>he went on: "He should be replaced by a young Turk like Chris Huhne, who has produced some very good ideas on the environment." <BR/><BR/>i love the fact that in the chamber we have all these outdated rules and obscure titles to address members by which are supposed to reflect a respect for one's peers, and yet these same people are quite happy to abuse any sense of decency when it comes to this issue. <BR/><BR/>i actually think it ultimately reflects badly on the person who points out his age. it's obvious to most people that Ming isn't as youthful as cameron so its just stating the bloody obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com