Condemnation is fine, but understanding where his idiotic remarks about women came from is also important
Should the rightwing Tory MP Philip Davies be suspended from the Conservative party for making idiotic remarks about women at a knuckle-draggers conference in London the other day? Some say so, but I’m not convinced he should.
The self-styled “libertarian” backwoodsman from Shipley didn’t break the law and routinely makes comments and speeches that are offensive or stupid. Rarely is a Daily Mail outrage story not rendered slightly more ridiculous by the presence of a rent-a-quote from Phil. He’s one of those MPs – they exist in all parties – whose quoted support reliably undermines a case.
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Sig Nordal 