Rachel from North London writes about her experiences after the 7/7 explosions. Some of it is interesting, a lot of it is complaining about how the Government hasn't done enough to help her. Those of us who were affected by IRA bombings in London (I think in paricular of St Mary Axe) didn't get any help. But we also didn't bang on endlessly about it, demanding that everything was sorted out for us.
One thing we certainly didn't do, in our position as a sacred cow of the weeping left was to move into politics and start whinging about how other people could do their job better. Sure, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but these are opinions concealed within a Trojan horse of other values and views. If it was a pre-conceived method to push an agenda it would be clever, as it is it is merely opportunistic. And crass opportunism at that.
One might even call it lazy and deceitful.
Disagree politically with me by all means, but don't make up stuff I never said. I've said the Govt. hasn't done enough for victims, not me. I've set up a group of survivors who go to the pub regularly, and have all sorts of political opinions, often which disagree with my own. Which is fine, we're all in ti together and many things are more imprtant than politics. The point for me, as an Labour voter, is being lied to, attacked and lied to again, and the Govt. claiming to do much for the vitoims and passing draconian laws in their name whilst leaving vulnerable people in the lurch. I haven't ever demanded everything is 'sorted ou't for us, I've got on with sorting out support, counselling, medical advice, legal advice, myself , for myself and for others affected. I was back at work, with a blown out eardrum and sticthes 2 working days after the bomb killed 26 in my carriage; you are not talkign to a perma-victim here. As to Clarke, I was impressed by him at our meeting, but the lying about the numbers of dangerous rapists who had not been deported as they were meant to got my goat? Why? The illegal immigrant who left me for dead after raping me is supposed to be deported on release. Shouldn't have been here in the first place, shouldn't be let out free when he's served his sentence. The way things stand, is likely to come after me on release and finish the job of attempted murder.
I'd like you to find me a woman whose been blown up by terrorists and raped by an illegal immigrant who thinks Clarke is/was doing a good job,
and I'd say your efforts to paint me as some kind of ranty victim are pretty lazy and deceitful myself. Probably just lazy, tp be fair.
Sometimes, the personal IS the political sunshine, and vice versa, like I said, disagree with my politics,m but don't make up bullshit lies: I hav every little patience wit it, whether an insignificant blogger or a Secretary of State.
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