Dear All
In public office, the general rule is that
you have to behave yourself, so it is rather unfortunate that Glasgow Labour
Leader Gordon ‘free dinners’ Matheson was caught by Police performing a sex act
on another man in public.
Matheson now faces an uncertain future.
I have to say disappointed in him as a
public figure acting so stupid, sex in public, get a grip son, children walk
the streets of this city.
But the good news is despite the cold
weather, the Police Service appears to be functioning well.
Glasgow City Council has confirmed that the
Police reported the matter to the procurator fiscal but it has been decided no
further action will be taken.
A perk of being a high profile politician
it seems is a get out of jail free card!
Cllr Matheson has a civil partner Stephen
Wallace, who was not the other man involved.
Mr. Wallace has been badly let down, however
since he is an innocent party here; he should get the space to decide what he
wants to do.
The incident occurred on December 12 in the
Cathcart area; incidentally there is a good kebab shop round there so maybe a
plaque up on a wall to make the spot a historic site should be considered for
the Glasgow bus tour.
Gordon Matheson has recently been co-opted
on to Labour's shadow team at the Scottish Parliament; he will have to step
down from that position.
Sex in a public place, caught by Police and
leaving himself open to the possibility of children walking by, sorry, time to
hit the bricks from the Holyrood appointment!
Just as there is a ‘blood price’ there now
appears to be a ‘milky milky price’ in politics.
Cllr Matheson has contacted senior figures
at Glasgow City Council and within the Labour Party to forewarn them of the
news becoming public, because such a scandal certain would pop its head up in
the public domain.
The Labour Party is said to be standing by
the council leader, but obviously not when he is performing sex acts in cars,
because two’s company and three’s a crowd.
Matheson
returned Labour to glory as the administration in Glasgow with a significant
majority after the local elections in May last year. Labour don’t want to lose
him, but to be fair, there wasn’t any real opposition from other parties.
Sources have questioned whether he can
handle the incident; presumably he was doing very well before the Police knocked
on the car window!
One said:
"I don't see how Gordon will handle
this. He's a sensitive guy, a bit thin-skinned and won't like this being in
public. Even if Labour stands by him that's different to him having the
strength to withstand it."
Another said:
"Gordon's been a bit silly here. I'm
not so certain it'll impact on his current job but it'll certainly damage his
future ambitions. And he's ambitious."
Matheson will have to ‘man up’ as the
expression goes and front this out; it’s not a hanging offence.
Yes, people
will be having a good laugh but that is to be expected, he has publicly blotted
his copybook.
Gordon Matheson said:
"I have been having an affair. I have
not lived up to my own standards and my loving partner deserves much better. I
am sorry for the hurt and embarrassment this has caused and I will do all I can
to make up for it."
Should Gordon Matheson resign?
I would say no, but it should be made
crystal clear, such behavior will not be forgiven in future.
There will be much laughing in the City
Chambers; probably best Matheson takes the bus home from now on!
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
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