Martha Hancock

Nothing to do with Martha but years ago Mr Hancock would have been fired for immoral behaviour and not breaching the covid rules. How society has changed.

“ His 'crime' is to do with his Ministerial position, not who he is sleeping with.”

Precisely.

In her initial message Sarnia was pointing out the Press should not be harrassing Hancocks wife and I totally agree it's very unfair.
I've been cheated on twice - OK not news for the Press but you still have to tell your family, friends and it's heartbreaking. Hopefully she will realise, like I did that they actually did me a favour - hindsight is a wonderful thing.
What I was surprised at was the number of bitchy comments from some other posts. I thought this platform was to share your opinions without judgement.
I'm not political in any way and only buy a local paper and a Sunday Paper (mainly for the mag and TV listings and used to take the puzzle pages for the staff room at work). I remember at work once someone mentioned the paper the quizzes were from - they were quite patronising and condescending and to be honest it annoyed me as I would never judge anyone. (By the way I'm not into Reality shows, magazines like Hello etc as have no interest in what "celebrities" get up to - but if others want to spend their money on them it's up to them so the same goes for some newspapers. )
I was a Chartered Librarian for 38 years and read a wide range of fiction including James Herbert. I remember my boss once criticising my choice - indicating I should be reading the Booker Prize list - no thank you. Why do some people think they have the right to judge what others do. When I was in a branch Library I had some lovely borrowers who liked Westerns and Mills and Boon - good for them, they were reading for enjoyment, as I do, and should not be looked down on for their choice.

Crikey, GN is getting very hell fire and damnation over the last couple of days, I think the thread about mediums has woken the latent puritan in a few people! All this talk about stopping them from seeing their children, or inferring it is Martha Hancock's fault for marrying a Tory in the first place? We could do with a bit of Christian compassion I think before the mob start stoning them for adultery. His 'crime' is to do with his Ministerial position, not who he is sleeping with.

I agree with you lemongrove, Buttonjugs post made me cringe. Not to feel some compassion in these circumstances for partners and children is very unfeeling indeed. I’m not a Tory, but to brandish those who are as ‘mostly sociopathic philanderers’ and condemn their partners by default is frankly ridiculous.

The press are merely showing themselves up as the bunch of filthy snakes that the worst of them are.

Sorry, I meant ‘£1,000 a day’

I just want to know how Hancock’s girlfriend got a job which pays around £1,000 an hour.

Buttonjugs

I don’t feel sorry for her. I feel sorry for the people who died from Covid on her husband’s watch. Everyone who marries a Tory must know they’re mostly sociopathic philanderers. The family will still eat, still have a roof over their heads and live pretty comfortably! A lot of people have lost jobs, livelihoods and family members during this pandemic. So, no I absolutely don’t feel sorry for her.

What a very silly and unkind post.

romaroot

I think anyone who did what they did haven't got their children's best interests at heart and should lose parental rights.
Mental harm is no different to physical harm. They are both guilty

That’s quite ridiculous.Lose parental rights?! Thank goodness we don’t have those sort of laws.As a child of divorced parents
( not in the public eye, but otherwise much the same) I can assure you that I valued contact with my Father and any input that he had in my life.
Wish that those being judgmental about the affair and upcoming divorce would see that it happens in life and is very very common.His downfall was not the affair ( sad as it is for those concerned) but the breaking of the social distancing guidance laws, when he was in charge of the Dept of Health !

“she was in his Covid bubble” is definitely a new way of putting it

So sad this is the outcome.
I don’t want others to be worried they have families too.
Yet I do wonder why the ‘mistress’ is not having the same intrusion.

"Midwifebi6 What I don’t understand is if Hancocks girlfriend was / is his personal assistant then as others have said she was in his bubble so if that is the case he did not break Covid rules by kissing her. "

Your personal assistant should not be in your bubble, they can work remotely, but his family had a right to feel that a husband/father is part of an unique bubble.

You can't form two bubbles, those where his Laws but he did by getting close to his aide and being part of her family bubble too.

What is extra sad his wife already got covid from him a year ago and is now suffering with long covid. This was a family who thought all was well until he was seduced by an ambitious woman who knew his weaknesses. He is finished politically.

She is the victim so leave her alone. The press should be pestering the other two. Matt and Gina have absolutely no respect for anyone but themselves.

I don’t feel sorry for her. I feel sorry for the people who died from Covid on her husband’s watch. Everyone who marries a Tory must know they’re mostly sociopathic philanderers. The family will still eat, still have a roof over their heads and live pretty comfortably! A lot of people have lost jobs, livelihoods and family members during this pandemic. So, no I absolutely don’t feel sorry for her.

my closest supermarket is Sainsburys

dorcas1950

Alegrias1 has taken on the mantle of confrontational and aggressive poster!

Where ?

dorcas1950

Alegrias1 has taken on the mantle of confrontational and aggressive poster!

If you think I'm being confrontational and aggressive on here, for goodness sake don't go and read my posts on the religion threads.

Typos, sorry Martha, obviously and fear not dear

Poor children, awful in every way for them. Marta well rid of the slimy scumbag. Anyone else spot his true colours when asked a question he didn't like by female journalist? The anger and dismissiveness appeared fast and with a venom that made me dear for any poor wife he had. I hope she moves on and finds happiness. BTW you do get a free paper with online delivery from Waitrose, but have to wait for it until after 3.00pm

dorcas1950

Alegrias1 has taken on the mantle of confrontational and aggressive poster!

No dear, unless you can provide evidence for your post then yours can be described as exactly that?

Alegrias1 has taken on the mantle of confrontational and aggressive poster!

according to the Daily Mail, Gina packed up her 70k audi and drove off to be with Matt leaving her children behind.....so nah, I don't think there's much in it for him either

Not Martha but... I can see why he did it, but what's in it for her...?

Exactly right. Why hound the poor woman - she has enough distress at the moment trying to come to terms with what has happened to her and comforting her children.

I think very little blame has been placed on Gina Coladangelo. She knew that MH was married and, in my experience, men are always flattered by the attention of another woman. Yes they are equally to blame, but it takes 2 to tango.