The leftish blogosphere is roiling with misplaced sympathy for Ian Blair. For example, Douglas Johnson, whose writings I usually like, says: "when a politician clearly edges a public servant out of their job, we should worry."Elsewhere it's argued that "another block has been removed from the foundations of our weak democracy." The Guardian calls it a Tory plot.
What an inverted pyramid of piffle.
Ian Blair ran the police force which through gross incompetence and carelessness killed Jean Charles De Menezes, and he fronted up one of the most disgracefully misleading media campaigns ever, promoting lies about the innocent Brazilian's actions that morning. Blair should have resigned that week.
I believe it was one of Livingstone's major failings to be so supportive of his police chief (along with the stuff about the concentration camps, naturally). Even this week he's still getting this wrong, because he's understandably miffed about the election.
Note to the left: my enemy's enemy is not necessarily my friend.
While we are all able to choose our friends, we do not have the same luxury with family, football or politics.
Absolutely - Sir Ian Blair should have been sacked a long time ago and, of course, Darren Johnson (London Assembly Member) and Sian Berry (then Mayoral candidate) was very vocal and clear about this.
My only irritation is I didn't want *Boris* to sack him - but needs must as the devil drives.