Re: "In the world of technology policy, Rudd will be remembered"
To be fair to Diane Abbot, she's been the MP for Hackney since 1987. You don't keep that job for 30 years unless the people you're representing think you're doing something right.
Personally I also found the slagging off she got for muffing her figures AFTER admitting she had diabetes and had been struggling to manage it during the election, rather distasteful. Without that admission, fine, she's a fair target.
My issue with Abbot is that, in common with many socialists, she's a hypocrite. Despite campaigning for an end to selective education, she sends her own kids to private school. When challenged about this apparent contradiction her response was that being black they're susceptible to joining gangs! Not quite sure how that clumsy response would've gone down with her Hackney constituents, but I guess they're still happy enough to vote for her.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
