Rising star... the 'weal' deal from our Rory...
It isnt often you go to your first conference and become a national icon - indeed, at my first conference I began by handing Labour Party newspapers in a car park in Bournemouth!
No celebrity for me.
However, this blog predicted several months ago that two Kent Young members would be the rising stars of the future. Not that this blog is right in all matters mind...
The two of course being Rory Weal and Oscar Davies. Both bright young things, who have got involved in establishing a thriving youth group in Kent & Medway. Supported, incidently, by several of our former Council candidates from the May 2011 elections...
I know how difficult this is to set up a group from scratch; because many moon's ago myself and Cllr Vince Maple (as early twenty somethings) tried to do the same thing in Medway. It didnt work...
But then Rory is a class act.
And so it was - A barnstorming performance from our Kent & Medway star. Rory's speech - well written, and excellently delivered by him. Indeed, I couldn't have written a better speech (and I have ten years experience in NUS); thats how good it was! A story, a theme, a punchline and delivered by an excellent speaker. It was simply class. Class incidently which our Kent and Medway youth group exudes in spades.
So good was it that the right was in a frenzy - someone from true blue Kent, a grammar school boy, formerly privately educated who has a genuine story of the ups and downs of life. He is a person and one who could appeal to thousands across those marginal constituencies in the Home Counties.
The Mail was perplexed and convulsed and responded by spitting forth its usual bile by going for the oft used right-wing character assassination. Sending its shadowy right-wing attack dogs to dredge through the proverbial bins... The fact they did it on a 16 year old teenager and his single mum says everything you need to know... these people have a totally different moral equilibrium.
The guy cant even vote, or drink, or drive... yet can feel the scorn of having his life investigated and pillored in public by right wing hacks.
If you feel uncomfortable by this. You should. Its discusting and predatory behavour and belittles journalism.
