I had better not say what I would like to happen to this woman

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There is no more repulsive figure in British politics than Margaret Hodge. In the Eighties, as Labour boss of London's Islington Council, she not only aggressively covered up a major paedophile scandal in the council's care homes, but publicly libelled the victims - for which I for one have never forgiven her. Incomprehensibly (or rather, all too comprehensibly, since Tony Blair lived in Islington and was her friend) she not only survived this abomination, but was actually elected to the Commons and promoted to minister - and minister for children, at that! An outcry from people who, like me, remembered, forced her transfer somewhere else; but wherever she went, she left the traces of ham-fisted party conformity, grovelling ambition, and flatfooted political hackery. She is a born crawler, made to grovel before party bosses and to stomp on the common people who pay her wages.

This, however, is the straw that breaks the camel's back: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/04/nprom204.xml

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Ugh. She reminds me of those people on local councils who are incredibly quick to feel offended on behalf of those of us of other religions, when the vast, vast majority of the time, we don't mind and usually enjoy the traditions in question.

It adds unnecessary fuel to a number of unnecessary fires - some of the immigration discussion Facebook groups already have comments along the lines of, "Oh look, the government are trying to get rid of the Proms cos it ain't multicultural enough, I know, let's all blame the immigrants!" They ignore the fact that, as far as I can see, this wheeze is all Ms Hodge and nothing to do with any particular group coming out and saying they have a problem. Incidentally, I bet nobody does; this smacks of 'oh goodness, will the Christmas decorations offend the Hindus?' When anyone will tell you most British Hindus rather like Christmas and the associated decorations - I know I do!

For my tuppence-worth, I actually quite enjoy the Proms, especially the last night. My mother, as far as I know, has never watched them. Why? She just doesn't enjoy the particular genre of music. It's the same reason she does not watch the Brit Awards, or for that matter attend football matches. The subject of the entertainment does not interest her. She enjoys cooking, so she watches cookery programmes. She enjoys Motown music so she listens to that. You can't force people to participate in something they do not enjoy on any grounds, least of all multiculturalism.

Sorry for the mini-rant, this sort of thing really gets my goat.

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I know. Check what I wrote in response to jordan179 above.