A lifeline for Cairns
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 9:28pm
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And so I get the information from the UK Labour party twitter feed that Alun Cairns has been reinstated as Tory candidate for the Vale. That’s what all the whispering around the Assembly was about today then. Wow. Must also be the reason why Alun Cairns has suddenly found his confidence again and is heckling for the Union(not for Wales, that’s for certain!) during debates in the chamber. This is in stark contrast to when the news broke of his comments on the radio towards Italians. His voice box was confiscated by David Cameron for a good few weeks.
I’m not surprised by this news. The Labour party say in their press release that his reinstatement is a reflection of the same old Tories. Far be it for me to criticise, but I don’t think they should take the moral highground on comments made by politicians without considering the comments of their own current MPs..Touhig’s sexism certainly won’t win them any friends.
Well, Alun Cairns will get on with his campaign no doubt. I hope he has learnt from his mistake because what he said on air was unnacceptable and I don’t think anyone should be apologists for him at all. His attitude showed complacency, and a false sense of security.
Politicians are not invincible, we should all know that by now. A second chance for Cairns then. The joys of Welsh politics indeed!
Llongyfarchiadau i Alun. Mae e wedi bod yn um o brif Aelodau’r Cynulliad ers y dechrau a heblaw materion parti gwleidyddol mae e wedi cyfrannu’n wir dda i waith y Cynulliad. Does ddim rhaid cytuno da’i feddylgar wleidyddol i dderbyn ei wir cyfraniad i ddatblygaith Cymru gref.