Martha Hancock

I feel so sorry for you Buttonjugs if those truly are your views.

She has held her head high, even though she must be in turmoil with it all and well done to her. Her creep of a husband has a lot to answer for and as for the press, they can just hound anyone they want, toe-rags the lot of them.

Such a shame. Poor woman. I really feel for her.

I do feel sorry for Mrs Hancock for being married to the idiot for so long, it is easy to see who the brains of this outfit are and I think she pitched it just perfectly by walking the dog looking absolutely amazing, that takes guts, it also let the world's press see that she means business. Pity their dog hadn't been a bit bigger because he/she is going to have a lot of walks in the coming days/weeks a bit of a strain on those wee legs.

If it was true that Matt Hancock woke his 8 year old child up to tell him that daddy was infact leaving the family home, was that so in the future he could say 'Daddy didn't want to just leave without saying goodbye '. How selfish of him, that poor child surely would not have gone back to sleep after that!

Far be it from me to defend Hancock, but if he had just left without saying goodbye people would be saying 'That poor child woke up to find that his dad had left, and he didn't even say goodbye.'

I really don't think that the details of the 'domestic' side of this story are for us to pick over. It's unfortunate, and as I say, I'm not defending him, but these things happen - marriages fail and families split.

The public interest part of it all is the hypocrisy, the corruption surrounding contracts for cronies, and his utter incompetence at his job. That, and the fact that Johnson didn't sack him despite all of the above.

I agree she should be left alone she has enough to deal with poor wOman

Apologies for digression - but I truly feel sorry for this little girl:

'some deeply disgusting individuals are sharing a picture of a German little girl crying at the football, with mocking and sick comments, including pictures of Jimmy Saville.'

I agree Doodledog. It does make things more difficult for Ms Hancock to be in the public eye at this time though.

Seems to be a fair bit of snobbery on this thread regarding newspapers and supermarkets.

why is it snobbery to criticise heavily the 'newspapers' that have pounced on Mrs Hancock and her children at this truly distressing time?

Kali2

Apologies for digression - but I truly feel sorry for this little girl:

'some deeply disgusting individuals are sharing a picture of a German little girl crying at the football, with mocking and sick comments, including pictures of Jimmy Saville.'

Where do you dig this stuff up Kali2 ?
I read 3 national dailies (well I read two of them but have the third on my apps) and have been spared this gutter press bilge.
Frankly I’d prefer to keep it that way too.

MawBe

Kali2

Apologies for digression - but I truly feel sorry for this little girl:

'some deeply disgusting individuals are sharing a picture of a German little girl crying at the football, with mocking and sick comments, including pictures of Jimmy Saville.'

Where do you dig this stuff up Kali2 ?
I read 3 national dailies (well I read two of them but have the third on my apps) and have been spared this gutter press bilge.
Frankly I’d prefer to keep it that way too.

It was all over twitter this morning, MawB. Along with the disgusting comments made on the photo.

Unfortunately, Kali2 there are always trolls around on the internet.

This is nothing to do with any newspaper. The cameraman was wrong to focus on her and English fans have condemned the trolls.

Well I don’t do Twitter if I can help it - surely we can have standards?

I don't do Twitter either- not sure it is any worse than the tabloids though.

That story has been all over the internet, it didnt need any digging up.

You must have found it somewhere!

Galaxy

That story has been all over the internet, it didnt need any digging up.

So when somebody says, as you have “All over the internet “ where exactly do you mean?
I subscribe to three papers online the DT, The Times and the Guardian , I sometimes look at the BBC website, I look at GN and I look at FB where I only see what “friends” have posted.
I am not being “head in the sand”, but I had not seen that particular item of garbage anywhere and do not regard myself as any poorer for it.

Kali2

Apologies for digression - but I truly feel sorry for this little girl:

'some deeply disgusting individuals are sharing a picture of a German little girl crying at the football, with mocking and sick comments, including pictures of Jimmy Saville.'

I am not sure where you have seen mocking and sick comments regarding the young German girl crying?

I have seen plenty of comments regarding her patriotism and sadness, perhaps you just look in the wrong places/follow the wrong calibre of people?

Galaxy

That story has been all over the internet, it didnt need any digging up.

It was a serious question Galaxy - where do you mean by all over the internet ?

It was reported to me from Twitter by a great friend who is certainly NOT 'the wrong calibre of people' - how rude. It has now been picked up by the main Press, and just read an article on the subject in the Independent. The comments were vile- why would you deny this without knowing the facts.?

Kali2

It was reported to me from Twitter by a great friend who is certainly NOT 'the wrong calibre of people' - how rude. It has now been picked up by the main Press, and just read an article on the subject in the Independent. The comments were vile- why would you deny this without knowing the facts.?

I am on Twitter and none of these vile comments have appeared in my timeline.

I follow numerous people of all political persuasions.

I may be many things but I can assure you that rude is not one of them!

Kali2

It was reported to me from Twitter by a great friend who is certainly NOT 'the wrong calibre of people' - how rude. It has now been picked up by the main Press, and just read an article on the subject in the Independent. The comments were vile- why would you deny this without knowing the facts.?

Has anybody denied anybody was being truthful? ?
What is meant by “facts” - What actually happened? What the medium reported? Or the spin put on it?
Facts can be difficult to discern.
I am not aware the “calibre of anybody ” was called into question either.
I asked Galaxy a simple question which nobody seems willing or able to answer.
What constitutes all over the internet ?
Too much hearsay seems to feature in this type of outrage. “Somebody told me”, “a friend said” “it is all over the internet” or “people say”
It is also possible to ignore secondhand accounts of all the dreadful things somebody has seen on Twitter.
Has anybody seen the “Spitting Image” Twitter Song?
It highlights how ridiculous it can be - toxic at worst.

m.facebook.com/SpittingImage/videos/the-twitter-song-spitting-image/1827322430766016/?extid=SEO----

In any case Kali what on earth does it have to do with the thread ( answer: nothing) .
Tell your friend to stay off twitter, she will be happier as a result.

Sorry if I wasnt quick enough for you. I have seen it on Twitter, MN and on football discussion boards.