Kezia Dugdale, Leadership and The Stand

Has Kezia Dugdale apologised yet over her nasty, snidey and ill-judged comments about Joanna Cherry being cancelled by The Stand?

You'd think the director of the John Smith Centre which has a remit of promoting 'civilised public debate' and making 'the positive case for politics and public services' would show some leadership on this issue.

The Stand, of course, has already apologised, publicly and unreservedly, and has also reinstated Joanna Cherry's cancelled event - presumably in the interests of free speech and a 'civilised public debate'.

Nasty, Snidey and Wrong (May 04, 2023)

What a nasty, snidey little article by Kezia Dugdale who somehow concludes that Joanna Cherry is more ‘sinner’ than ‘sinned against’ in having her Fringe appearance abruptly cancelled by The Stand - without any explanation or prior discussion.

 

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