"I can't believe Jonathan Edwards has risen to the bait," says Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda in South Wales. "Roger Lewis's piece is fatuous nonsense, but the last thing people want is a moaning version of Welsh nationalism. Wales is at its best when it is triumphantly insouciant about the criticism of others, and if we can't take a bit of scabrous attack without running to the police, it's a sad day for Wales."
Chris Bryant MP's reaction to Alun Cairns silly comment about the Italian football team:
Rhondda Labour MP Chris Bryant said: “David Cameron has had over two months to decide whether or not Alun Cairns should be sacked as the Tory candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan. “It’s very much decision time for David Cameron on this issue.
“Failing to sack Alun Cairns shows how indecisive Cameron really is when it comes to taking tough decisions.”
Sack somebody for making an ill informed joke about the Italians, but laugh off a scurrilous attack on the Welsh!
Typical Welsh Labour MP!
I wish I'd remembered Bryant's reaction on Cairns when I Blogged on this.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think the chances are that IOS have a follow up article to Matthew Bells piece on the reaction of those "Welsh" who didn't see the joke?
Interesting to note that Northampton's South African prop, Brian Mujati, has complained of racism, claiming that he was called a 'baboon' by two white South Africans who play for Leinster. Leinster have launched an investigation into the matter. Would Chris Bryant advise Mujati not 'to rise to the bait' and laugh it off in a 'triumphantly insouciant' manner?
ReplyDeleteChris Bryant. Prat.
ReplyDeleteCan't help thinking that Roger Lewis's views are also those of Chris Bryant.
Of course we should laugh off insults. I thoroughly agree with the posturing, self-promoting, hypocritical fairy.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Chris Bryant wast the best person to give an opinion on prejudice against the Welsh. Apparently, he thinks we're all homophobic thugs (or at least his constituents in the Rhondda are), so much so, he had to 'flip' his main property (TWICE) on his expenses just to be on the safe side.
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