tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post6599469250168871979..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: The Hounding Of Tim FarronTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-9959684041248086522017-04-27T21:13:26.439+01:002017-04-27T21:13:26.439+01:00This non-militant atheist has always been of the b...This non-militant atheist has always been of the belief that the point is we're all sinners and that the power of forgiveness is paramount. It's that easy to reconcile bit that I'm certain Tim has no problem with but the rest of the twats do. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313387849115278988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-70195939465884462272017-04-26T20:40:05.967+01:002017-04-26T20:40:05.967+01:00Many out here believe that Brexit can and must be ...Many out here believe that Brexit can and must be stopped/overturned.<br /><br />All remain-minded MPs bottled it over Article 50.<br /><br />Labour/Corbyn has sold us down the river and won't take a stance.<br /><br />Anyone other elected representatives prepared to fight for overturning Brexit.<br /><br />Quick, look over there!pete cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-4371182465276356162017-04-26T18:42:56.445+01:002017-04-26T18:42:56.445+01:00Tim Farron has an absolutely excellent voting reco...Tim Farron has an absolutely excellent voting record on gay rights in Parliament, an objective fact, rather than the opposite which certainly isn't. Teresa May has one of the worst. Why is Farron being asked about gay rights on this issue and not Teresa May? Disgraceful.nparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-68467171826728311102017-04-26T17:52:49.877+01:002017-04-26T17:52:49.877+01:00@Anonymous
If Tim Fenton's statement on Farro...@Anonymous<br /><br />If Tim Fenton's statement on Farron's voting record is <i>'objectively false'</i> then we wouldn't have a statement from the chair of Lib Dem LBGT+ giving him her full and unconditional backing, would we?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878421641177302569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-58163275792050603222017-04-26T17:21:02.595+01:002017-04-26T17:21:02.595+01:00@Unknown
I'm not the one performing somersaul...@Unknown<br /><br />I'm not the one performing somersaults - Tim said <i>Farron’s voting record on gay rights is as liberal as his chosen party</i> - that's objectively false as I've shown. <br /><br />I actually agree with the rest of the post and wouldn't have brought up Farron's voting record had Tim not performed an intellectual somersault of his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-15670849115406323142017-04-26T16:11:21.991+01:002017-04-26T16:11:21.991+01:00@anonymous (13:23)
Bit of a jump to turn being ab...@anonymous (13:23)<br /><br />Bit of a jump to turn being absent for a vote into being an opponent of that Bill.<br /><br />Plus, this was one out of five items on that TheyWorkForYou site - three of which show him in favour of equal gay rights.<br /><br />The intellectual somersaults some people perform to make a partisan point, eh?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878421641177302569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-45945941904142193132017-04-26T13:23:05.826+01:002017-04-26T13:23:05.826+01:00@Unknown
Ummm the actual truth (not HuffPo lol)...@Unknown <br /><br />Ummm the actual truth (not HuffPo lol) disagrees with you. Have a look at theyworkforyou.com <br /><br />https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11923/tim_farron/westmorland_and_lonsdale/divisions?policy=826<br /><br /><i>On 19 Mar 2007:<br />Tim Farron voted no on Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations </i><br /><br /><i>On 21 May 2013:<br />Tim Farron was absent for a vote on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading</i><br /><br />I never said <i>why</i> he voted how he did. People can make up their own minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-50512329266864086692017-04-26T12:48:05.900+01:002017-04-26T12:48:05.900+01:00'All the anti-gay and lesbian stances Theresa ...'All the anti-gay and lesbian stances Theresa May has taken in her political career' - The Independent 26 April 2017Ceiliognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-79959766279793741712017-04-26T12:30:03.091+01:002017-04-26T12:30:03.091+01:00@Anonymous (26/4 11:23am)
"He voted against ...@Anonymous (26/4 11:23am)<br /><br /><i>"He voted against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) and was absent for the vote on the third reading of the Marriage (same Sex Couples) Bill."</i><br /><br />The truth doesn't agree with you:<br /><br /><i>With one exception, Tim Farron voted fully in favour of same sex marriage. The one time he abstained? That was because he was trying to get an amendment passed on the Spousal Veto, a really nasty little clause which shafts trans people. Yep, that’s right, even the time he abstained was because he was fighting for LGBT+ rights, not against them.</i><br /><br />Source: An Open Letter On The Subject of Tim Farron's "Homophobia":<br />http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jennie-rigg/tim-farron-lgbt-record_b_16095906.html<br /><br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878421641177302569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-57698722916098217172017-04-26T12:02:54.900+01:002017-04-26T12:02:54.900+01:00Well done, Tim.
For some time now I have been ge...Well done, Tim. <br /><br />For some time now I have been getting increasingly angry at the media's treatment - well, 'hounding' is a better phrase - of Farron, whilst ignoring the 'faith' of people like May. I doubt we will see that anomaly redressed any time soon though. It's good that Farron rightly separates his private and public lives, but I suspect that <i>still</i> won't be enough for the BBC and the usual suspects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-72810634759031575632017-04-26T12:02:20.905+01:002017-04-26T12:02:20.905+01:00Anyone raised May's record on the subject?Anyone raised May's record on the subject?Tim Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360638835659673415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-11586538476468678002017-04-26T11:32:41.977+01:002017-04-26T11:32:41.977+01:00A non-story blown out of all proportion. Irrelevan...A non-story blown out of all proportion. Irrelevant compared to the bigger issues at stake in the election campaign, yet was a feature item on the Beeb's 10pm news last night; I think the Middle East human organ trafficking scandal got less airtime than the Farron piece.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-40488016971252555822017-04-26T11:26:58.060+01:002017-04-26T11:26:58.060+01:00The only positive outcome of this hypocritical exe...The only positive outcome of this hypocritical exercise is that it demonstrates a crucial element of Liberalism: that what a person does is more important than what they think.<br /><br />It doesn't really matter what someone thinks about Group X behind closed doors as long as they aren't causing harm or discrimination to Group X in the outside world.<br /><br />Tim Farron passes that test, as his voting record demonstrates. And as a semi-militant Atheist, I find myself appreciating his separation of personal life and public duty.<br /><br />If only pick 'n mix 'Christians' like Nadine Dorries could be publicly challenged in anything remotely resembling the pile-in on Tim Farron.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878421641177302569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-46309459526046173692017-04-26T11:23:48.736+01:002017-04-26T11:23:48.736+01:00"Farron’s voting record on gay rights is as l..."Farron’s voting record on gay rights is as liberal as his chosen party." <br /><br />That's just not true. He voted against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) and was absent for the vote on the third reading of the Marriage (same Sex Couples) Bill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-79109222137566692642017-04-26T10:43:28.666+01:002017-04-26T10:43:28.666+01:00Isn't "Churchgoer" used to imply tha...Isn't "Churchgoer" used to imply that as Gove actually goes to chruch then he is a "proper" Christian, while Farron, doesn't so therefore somehow isn't a "real" Christian.<br /><br />Of course the press are not just being hypercritical with the people in this story but with the subject as well. If anyone else - especially a Tory - had said, or implied what Farron did, then they'd be agreeing with him.Ted Bangornoreply@blogger.com