http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1430 david Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:34:16 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1430 This is tragic and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Evene someone I had grown to dislike as much as Oaten. He has resigned and so further press coverage serves to purpose. he should be given time to spend in peace with his family. I agree with will. If his actions are consensual and legal he should be able to continue as an MP and eventual go back to the front bench This is tragic and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Evene someone I had grown to dislike as much as Oaten. He has resigned and so further press coverage serves to purpose. he should be given time to spend in peace with his family. I agree with will. If his actions are consensual and legal he should be able to continue as an MP and eventual go back to the front bench

]]> http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1425 Paul Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:38:08 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1425 of course he had to go. if he lies to people he knows, would we get the truth. Also, typically of closet case gay MPs he criticised a sacked judge for the same rent boy drama last year. What goes around comes around. of course he had to go. if he lies to people he knows, would we get the truth. Also, typically of closet case gay MPs he criticised a sacked judge for the same rent boy drama last year. What goes around comes around.

]]> http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1422 Paul Leake: absit invidia verbo » Blog Archive » Why Mark Oaten had to go Sun, 22 Jan 2006 03:53:23 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/01/21/mark/#comment-1422 [...] The issue has been well covered by various bloggers. Stephen Tall makes the very good point of asking ‘why did Oaten stand for the leadership with this hanging over him?‘. Niles’ Blog however is “surprised he feels that a relationship with a rent-boy is reason enough to quit his spokesmanship“. The excellent Will Howells and Jonathan Calder are as usual thoughtful and concise on the issues. Plenty (including Leah Darbyshire who knows the Oatens) are hoping that the journalists give Mark’s family enough privacy and time to work out what must be some pretty horrendous feelings. I agree. The press have their scalp - Mark Oaten didn’t dither over his resignation. Anything else is just salacious gossip, which may shift papers has now ceased to be in the public interest.   [link] [...] [...] The issue has been well covered by various bloggers. Stephen Tall makes the very good point of asking ‘why did Oaten stand for the leadership with this hanging over him?‘. Niles’ Blog however is “surprised he feels that a relationship with a rent-boy is reason enough to quit his spokesmanship“. The excellent Will Howells and Jonathan Calder are as usual thoughtful and concise on the issues. Plenty (including Leah Darbyshire who knows the Oatens) are hoping that the journalists give Mark’s family enough privacy and time to work out what must be some pretty horrendous feelings. I agree. The press have their scalp - Mark Oaten didn’t dither over his resignation. Anything else is just salacious gossip, which may shift papers has now ceased to be in the public interest.   [link] [...]

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