But were not the Left. The former shadow home secretary stumbled over the . We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Mr Abbott-Thompson is the only son of Labour's shadow home secretary, and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson. A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order. Exactly what we dont need. I passed the cases to qualified hands; I wouldnt have expected them to break patient confidentiality to tell me any more. this sad affair has been weaponised in scummy rags like the Sun, the Daily Mail and The Telegraph.Far from honorably being ignored.Ive worked on psychiatric wards.assaults on staff are extremely common,including sexual (groping, removing clothes).its extremely rare for charges to be brought. Instead psychosis seems to be the preferred euphemism nowadays. DianeAbbotts diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Explaining her decisions about his education, she said: 'I knew what could happen if my son went to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd. Diane Abbott was supposedly the one to make the 999 call relating to her son threatening her with a firearm. James Abbott-Thompson was high on a cocktail of drugs when he started threatening his mother with violence. When do we want it? philip, Ken beat me to it, but my anecdotal experience supports his comment. On November 7, Abbott-Thompson launched into a racially abusive attack on another female nurse and smashed her glasses. BR But why did you make that choice at all? Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. And the doubling of her majority at the last election proves the people in Hackney, those who matter most to her, know that. When do we reach that point in the war with the Left? Revealed: The violent rampage of Diane Abbott's diplomat son The two incidents are not connected but police would have been at full stretch at the time. The final attack was on December 23 when Abbott-Thompson whacked a therapist in a hospital canteen with a tray. Questions at tomworstall.com we can answer: Why arent we all talking about Diane Abbotts son? And so off he went; I never saw him again. Police were first called to then shadow home secretary Miss Abbotts 1.2million home in Hackney, East London, on July 26 last year. Eh, I dont think theres much political juice in slamming Diane Abbotts lunatic son. Currently youre being described as Labours token candidate, which, considering youve been an MP for well over twice as long as all the other leadership rivals, is an insult on many levels. Understanding of high rates of schizophrenia in some ethnic groups may be enhanced by an exploration of protective factors. I am ultimately just a West Indian girl made good. >More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. The terrified MP, pictured, called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. Do things that raise the morale of your troops, and dont do things that lower it. The son of Labour MP Diane Abbott appeared in court earlier this week over a string of violent attacks on NHS staff and police officers. We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders.
