Diane Abbott? Why should I make excuses for a politician I never heard of before today? :-)

Hypocrisy has always been common on both sides of the political divide, and in the middle of it as well.

Experience has shown that any social theory can easily be corrupted by people willing to corrupt it, so no system is a panacea. One needs good, honest, and dedicated people running a system in order to make it work reasonably well...whether it's "left", "right", or somewhere in the middle.

The right is basically the philosophy of the rugged individual, while the left is the philosophy of collective responsibility. Either philosophy has its advantages and its pitfalls. The wisest philosophy unites the good points of both. Sounds like Diane Abbott, like so many others, has fallen for the temptations of high office.

- LH