Comments on: Political correctness going mad

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:39:49 +0000

The other day I happened upon an old friend at a bar in Cardiff that I had not seen for a long time . He still very much works in the private sector but has been advising the Welsh Assembly on some very complex and very important issues to do with finance . I will not elaborate for fear of exposing him . When I enquired as to how the work was going his reply was “Great but please lets have Alun Cairns back as soon as possible firing on all cylinders because he was the only member who could understand the complexity of what I am doing “. I was also told by a retired AM that Lorraine Barrett would preface any contribution she was about to make with the remark “Sorry but I can’t seem to get my head around this” . For the good of Wales and the Assembly can this nonsense about ‘Grease” said light heart-idly in the context of a discussion about soccer be laid to rest ! How often have you heard rugby commentators call the French “Frogs” ?

By: cambriapolitico

cambriapolitico — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:34:07 +0000

It rather seems to me that Mr Basini is still fighting the world, perhaps beside the Alpini against the Austrians in Suedtirol. I always thought the Italians were too great a nation to bother with Mr Cairns’s senseless comments. But any great nation can be silly – which helps explain why there aren’t that many statues left in Bozen…

By: Mario Basini

Mario Basini — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:40:28 +0000

The blog is about as accurate as Mr Cairns’ remarks. He did not say “greasy Italians” but “greasy wops”, a far more pejorative and offensive term. In using it in a broadcast he displayed a level of ineptitude that makes Mr Berlusconi and his colleagues appear political geniuses. (For the writer’s information _ I suspect he or she needs it _ Mr Berlusconi is the current prime minister of Italy.

By: Peter Black

Peter Black — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:21:57 +0000

Clive, Alun Cairn’s comments were not just unacceptable but they were clearly racist. He demonstrated bad judgement in speaking out in the way he did and a view of some Europeans that is unacceptable, PC or not.