Police called to home of Boris and Carrie Symonds

Ultimately though, wont it just be thought of as "his private life" and irrelevant- particularly as women arent important are they?!

It really is both shocking and kind of not surprising after Trump etc that men (esp men of power) really dont care if someone has a history of violence towards women...

People think that this should not be in the news as the policr took no action but should we know of the private lives of prominent people?
What if he was a headteacher (your kids’ school), his wife phones the police as he has just assaulted her and she is too frightened to go home. The police arrive and arrest him, he is held in custody for nearly 24 hours before being released as his wife retracted the statement. Should this story have been leaked to the press?

Well done to PC Andy Moore

Agreed, and it's worth repeating.

The police officer was PC Andy Moore of Thames Valley Police, and tweeted:

“Most calls around DV are from concerned neighbours, the victim rarely makes that call through fear of violence. Be careful by calling them out as they’re the reason we the Police can protect. #domesticviolence It’s real”.

Helena that is a really good blog post. The response from that police officer is spot on. Going for the neighbours’ willingness to report is the last thing to do if you want to actually support women at risk from DV.

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Max Hastings reiterating what he already said and adding more.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/24/boris-johnson-prime-minister-tory-party-britain

LenoVentura I agree, I think BM should have been prosecuted and not lauded as the First Lady of France.

I agree LenoVentura re Brigitte Macron.

well he just looks like a twit there...character from a Harry Enfield sketch

A little glimpse into Borisworld:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-2017-40140992/boris-johnson-and-labour-s-ian-lavery-have-heated-debate

BlackForestCake
Trump didn't build an empire, he inherited it from his dad.
The joke goes: how did Trump make a small fortune?
A: he started with a large one.

/derail

So is Brigitte Macron a sleazy old woman then?
Yes. Yes she is. She groomed a young teenage boy, a classmate of her daughter. She should have been prosecuted.

BlackForestCake, Yes, a very important point:

Trump didn't build an empire, he inherited it from his dad.

Trump didn't build an empire, he inherited it from his dad.

You have to wonder about a man who chooses a girlfriend who is half his size and young enough to be his daughter

I think many older men choose younger women, not only for the physical attraction, but out of emotional and relational immaturity. Younger women often 'look up' to the older man and that is obviously flattering - in the short term.

What male violence?Wasn't she the one who was shrieking and throwing glasses and plates around?Women can be thugs as well and they are perfectly capable of being violent towards men. A lot of domestic violence is done by women. It's just more hidden

Whatever the case, his characteristics behaviours are not indicative of someone of sound and stable judgment. That he has shacked up with a much younger woman; leaving his wife; and has form for this kind of stuff is not a good sign.

I happen to think that the personal is political, no matter what the Boris campaign would have us believe. Can't for the life of me see the attraction in him - apart from that kind of 'Trumpian' anti-establishment kind of figure.

But at least Trump built an empire...what has Boris ever done outside of politics, and carousing around Oxford in his Bullingdon days?

So is Brigitte Macron a sleazy old woman then?

As far as we know she has been married twice, was unfaithful to her first husband but has been happily married to Emmanuel Macron for 12 years.

Doesn't really compare to Boris "won't confirm how many children I have" Johnson. It's not clear that he would have made this relationship public if it hadn't been revealed by the press.

Perhaps more importantly, she isn't likely to be the next British PM.

So is Brigitte Macron a sleazy old woman then?

Sleazy old man more like

You have to wonder about a man who chooses a girlfriend who is half his size and young enough to be his daughter.

Power.

Yes, I can't believe I'm regretting Gove being eliminated!

I couldn't believe there there are so many articles on him in one newspaper. All eye witness accounts from journos or those who’ve worked with him, all saying how unsuitable he is.

I hate Hunt for what he’s done to the NHS but he seems to be the lesser of two evils. I can’t believe I’m typing that!

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