You’ll recall the BERMONDSEY BY-ELECTION of 1983 when the Lib Dems ran a virulent homophobic campaign against Labour candidate PETER TATCHELL. This resulted in the election of SIMON HUGHES. Last year Hughes – on the verge of exposure by the tabloids -finally came out as ‘Gay’. This marks his homophobic campaign against Tatchell as especially hypocritical and Hughes offered a mumbling apology to Tatchell for his behaviour.
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However we now find Hughes and Co. delighting in their brilliant by-election campaign of 25 years ago – So much so they are holding a celebration party:
‘Old Southwark Liberal Democrats
invite you to join us in celebrating the 25th
anniversary of the spectacular Bermondsey by-election
win in February 1983. \; We are hosting a party on
Saturday 1st March 2008 from 5.30pm at the Harris
Academy in Bermondsey. \; Tickets are £20.’
A disgusting celebration of a shameful victory – no doubt Peter Tachell will be toasting Hughes – man of principle.I hear that there may be some gatecrashers!
3 Comments
February 4, 2008 at 6:12 pm
These MPs are on way too much money anyway, if you include expenses it can all to easily be £300k a year…
Gatecrash away, we should stick it to MP’s more often, at the minute they get a free ride with nobody ( or very very few) challenging them…
February 26, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Correction…………it was not the Lib Dems it was the Labour Party that ran the virulent homophobic campaign. You will find that Time Out has a far more balanced reflection than you. http://www.timeout.com/london/gay/features/4197/Peter_Tatchell_and_the_1983_Bermondsey_by-election.html
And you are displaying the same kind of despicable prejudice you affect to abhor, namely that Simon said he was bi not gay, and as I know all too well there as many hypocrites in the gay community when it comes to bi-sexuality as there are in the straight. So, I for one will be there on March 1st, celebrating 25 years of a rare MP who has devoted his life to the well-being of his constituents and the service of his party…………something, strangely enough, that has absolutely nothing to do with his sexuality.
October 3, 2008 at 2:01 am
I hate it when history is rewritten.The (smell)at the time was Tachell was a lefty, Vietnam ozzie draft dodger , or though his age dont tally . Him being gay was just the iceing on the cake for ambitious Hughes , the libs and media milked it and milked it at the time Hughes has always been a (what word can I say that don’t insult my kids and the women I know) and he still is today.Rumor is that Tachell has” forgiven” Hughes for the past , so fuck them both.It would be nice to see Hughes reduced to tears, so if you go to the party don’t forget your mobile phone camera there’s alway’s ” you tube ” waiting ,we all like a good laugh.