As details have emerged regarding the Mark Clarke bullying scandal that is currently engulfing the Tory party, allegations of blackmail, revenge porn and drug-taking have come to light. As a result, the Tory party is currently under pressure to explain why allegations of bullying were not looked into sooner by members of Tory HQ. With Grant Shapps resigning from his ministerial post over the weekend as a result of these damaging allegations, others are beginning to ask: why was there such a toxic atmosphere among young Tory activists in the first place?
As for Jeremy Corbyn’s Stop The War comrade Yvonne Ridley? Well for Ridley — the journalist who converted to Islam after she was held hostage by the Taliban — the question on her lips is: are Zionists at the heart of the Tory bullying scandal? Ridley has waded into the debate with an article for Middle East Monitor. In this, the pro-Palestine campaigner claims that what the scandal really reveals is ‘the dirty tricks of Zionist influences at the heart of David Cameron’s troubled government’:
‘While Middle East political observers may regard the fall out as nothing more than a domestic spat, they couldn’t be more wrong, because snippets of information are beginning to come out which reveal the dirty tricks of Zionist influences at the heart of David Cameron’s troubled government.’
As evidence, Ridley points to Baroness Warsi’s complaints of bullying by Clarke. She says that Shapps — who is Jewish — took too long to look into complaints from Warsi that Clarke had bullied and trolled her online, implying that she was anti-semitic:
‘Former Cabinet minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, once regarded as the most powerful Muslim figure in British politics, was targeted ruthlessly by Tory bullies in an unprecedented, vindictive campaign to have her marginalised. Despite standing up to the bullies, Warsi’s pleas for back-up and help were ignored by Shapps, leaving her even more isolated.’
What’s more, she says she isn’t ruling out more ‘Zionist influence’ being uncovered as the saga continues to unfold:
‘Quite why Grant Shapps seems determined to protect Mark Clarke remains to be seen but it is a question to which Baroness Warsi and the parents of Elliott Johnson want an answer. It will also be interesting to see if any more evidence of Zionist influence leaks out.’
While Mr S suspects Ridley is barking up the wrong tree entirely, no doubt the topic will make for interesting conversation at this year’s Stop the War Christmas dinner where Jeremy Corbyn is the guest speaker…
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