Journalist seeks to embarrass politician for crime of enjoying themselves before they became a politician and, apparently, must expect to have their every move vetted by prudes and scolds. Said hack wants to know if it is true that:
Blimey! Photos exist! Whatever next? So hats-off to Louise Mensch for her reply:Whilst working at EMI, in the 1990s, you took drugs with Nigel Kennedy at Ronnie Scott’s in Birmingham, including dancing on a dance floor, whilst drunk, with Mr Kennedy, in front of journalists. Photos of this exist.
Quite. That said, it will be interesting to see how Mrs Mensch* votes on drug issues. I think it mildly reasonable for politicians to regret their own past drug use and file it in the the drawer marked “Mistakes Were Made” but believe it vastly preferable for them to cease criminalising the next generation of twenty somethings who’re mainly interested in enjoying themselves.Although I do not remember the specific incident, this sounds highly probable. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Nigel Kennedy, whom I remember with affection. Additionally, since I was in my twenties, I’m sure it was not the only incident of the kind; we all do idiotic things when young. I am not a very good dancer and must apologise to any and all journalists who were forced to watch me dance that night at Ronnie Scott’s.
*Just your run-of-the-mill Tory MP. Her husband is Metallica’s manager.
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