Reference : - Paul Murray shocked by the worst remark he has heard ? That's a big claim for somebody who daily stalks the corridors of Sky News . Just how bad was it ?
Well Paul , there were essentially two remarks made by Mr Corbyn to which you could have been referring. This one , " the police had no choice but to shoot him dead " can't be it . I am not saying you are a violent man , Paul , but nonetheless I can't imagine you would object to a rampaging armed terrorist being shot dead . So you and Mr Corbyn are in complete agreement there. That leaves his other comment . When asked if somebody convicted of a terrorist offense should serve their full prison sentence , he replied " I think it depends on the circumstances ." I reckon that is the remark that opened all the taps on your bile duct .
But calm down , Paul . In the UK you can be imprisoned for a terrorist offense without ever having hurt anybody , or damaged property , or even threatened to do so . The laws are quite broad , and a mischievous teenager googling how to blow up the neighbor's dunny could find himself locked up. I guess this is why Mr Corbyn very sensibly said " I think it depends on the circumstances ".
Paul , you moaned on about bleeding heart lefties forcing the repeal of the " Imprisonment for Public Protection " Laws. Wrong again , you silly bugger . Did your research team inform you that it was Labour who initially proposed and enacted those IPP laws ? They remained in place for the entire time that Labour was in power . Then , when Labour Prime Minister Mr Gordon Brown was replaced by the Tory leader , Mr David Cameron , the laws were repealed . And since you appear unaware that it was under a conservative government that the laws were abolished , I guess you can't be expected to know why they did it . Well, Paul , they did it because of the grim austerity budgets that the Tories had passed following the Global Financial Crisis . ( Or as I prefer to call the GFC , the Greedy Financier's Conjob ) . This meant that authorities , lacking a decent budget allocation , couldn't run the prisons . The Prisons Minister , Mr Rory Stewart threatened to resign over funding cuts . Staffing shortages,caused by budget cuts, had undermined his ability to administer the prisons . Here is the simple time line .
2003-7 Labour brings in the laws to lock up terrorists indefinitely , under Mr Tony Blair
2007-10 Labour continues to enforce them under Mr Gordon Brown.
2010 -12 The Tories under David Cameron start austerity budgets, following the GFC
2012 Due to lack of funding for prisons , the IPP laws are abolished under the Tory government .
Doubtless we will see your apology to Mr Corbyn on Sky News before long .
Anyway , here's a funny thing Paul. My son , Ken junior , and his mates are amazed by the way you always blame the left wing of politics for absolutely anything that goes wrong . He , and his mates Monte and Gabo , had stayed up all night watching the full boxed set of " Get Smart " video cassettes , instead of doing their homework. When their teacher demanded to know what happened to their homework , Gabo explained that their books had been destroyed by a violent gang of fifty socialist greenies , waving climate alarmist placards , as they returned from their meeting with " The Destroy Australia Party ". The teacher merely sighed , so Monte said . " Would you believe twenty annoyed vegans handing out animal rights pamphlets ? ". Ken junior followed with " How about a homeless bloke with bloodshot eyes wearing a "Legalise Marijuana " T shirt ?
You have to laugh , hey Paul.
Your comrade , Ken
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