Comments on: The Lord, The Lover And The Lie http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/ The Interests of a Childfree Brit Living in Toronto Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Britgirl http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2408 Britgirl Sat, 05 May 2007 02:23:23 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2408 Mosh- hear, hear! I think a big part of the reason he resigned was so that BP wouldn't have to face all the questions and innuendo that would undoubtedly follow. And I was thinking there may have been some kind of morals clause in his contract, who knows? The media seems to love to bring down and humiliate people. The greater they are, the more accomplished they are (and the richer they are) the more the media wants to destroy their lives. All under the pretense of the "public's right to know." I don't think anyone had a right to know about Lord Browne's private life. It wasn't relevant. And I wonder if some people aren't secretly envious of Lord Browne's fortune, conveniently ignoring how hard he must have worked to succeed. The Telegraph argued for months to be able to sell this story. Sickening. And yeah, I thought that, even if he stood to lose supposedly 15 million, it means he must have a whole lot more... that's probably pocket money to him. I don't think he'll be wanting for much... like you I think he should just enjoy his retirement . :) merc - completely agree. It would be so good if people just refused to buy the latest media headlines... but they buy more than ever because they want all the details of another's misfortune. No wonder the press had a field day. They have everyone sussed on that one. Mosh- hear, hear! I think a big part of the reason he resigned was so that BP wouldn’t have to face all the questions and innuendo that would undoubtedly follow. And I was thinking there may have been some kind of morals clause in his contract, who knows?

The media seems to love to bring down and humiliate people. The greater they are, the more accomplished they are (and the richer they are) the more the media wants to destroy their lives. All under the pretense of the “public’s right to know.” I don’t think anyone had a right to know about Lord Browne’s private life. It wasn’t relevant. And I wonder if some people aren’t secretly envious of Lord Browne’s fortune, conveniently ignoring how hard he must have worked to succeed. The Telegraph argued for months to be able to sell this story. Sickening. And yeah, I thought that, even if he stood to lose supposedly 15 million, it means he must have a whole lot more… that’s probably pocket money to him. I don’t think he’ll be wanting for much… like you I think he should just enjoy his retirement . :)

merc - completely agree. It would be so good if people just refused to buy the latest media headlines… but they buy more than ever because they want all the details of another’s misfortune. No wonder the press had a field day. They have everyone sussed on that one.

]]> By: Mosh http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2352 Mosh Thu, 03 May 2007 16:09:29 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2352 This is just typical media frenzy to drag down a good man and an even greater business man. I worked for BP and this guy was an inspiratioon to us all. I certainly don't care if he is gay or how he met his partner; personally I don't see what is so wrong about using an escort agency. Now to the matter of the white lie. Well, if you're a highly respected public figure and you are aware that that society at large still lives in the dark ages when it comes to things like escort agencies etc, then I can completely understand why he felt he had to lie. Who wouldn't have done the same in the that situation? The media clearly have nothing better to report on. The media are also making a big deal out of the fact that he has lost out financially from BP. Well, this guy probably has the biggest pension pot in the history of UK companies and also has enough shares in BP to live a very, very comfortable life. If I were him, I'd turn my back on the establishments that have droppped him and just enjoy the rest of my retirement. Good luck Lord Brown, you've more than done you're bit for the UK. This is just typical media frenzy to drag down a good man and an even greater business man. I worked for BP and this guy was an inspiratioon to us all. I certainly don’t care if he is gay or how he met his partner; personally I don’t see what is so wrong about using an escort agency. Now to the matter of the white lie. Well, if you’re a highly respected public figure and you are aware that that society at large still lives in the dark ages when it comes to things like escort agencies etc, then I can completely understand why he felt he had to lie. Who wouldn’t have done the same in the that situation? The media clearly have nothing better to report on.

The media are also making a big deal out of the fact that he has lost out financially from BP. Well, this guy probably has the biggest pension pot in the history of UK companies and also has enough shares in BP to live a very, very comfortable life. If I were him, I’d turn my back on the establishments that have droppped him and just enjoy the rest of my retirement. Good luck Lord Brown, you’ve more than done you’re bit for the UK.

]]> By: mercurior http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2337 mercurior Thu, 03 May 2007 08:00:13 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2007/05/03/the-lord-the-lover-and-the-lie/#comment-2337 private is private, public is public. ok so he is gay, so what, that he lied is a different matter. there seems to be a worrying trend in the news, to destroy people, for alternative lifestyles. the power of the press to create and destroy lives have gotten more subtle and not so subtle, ever since the fatty arbuckle case (he was found not guilty, but his career and life was ended just to sell papers) thats all the papers are there for, to make money to make sensational stories out of nothing. stories like that sell. the real story should be he lied under oath, not because he is gay private is private, public is public.

ok so he is gay, so what, that he lied is a different matter.

there seems to be a worrying trend in the news, to destroy people, for alternative lifestyles. the power of the press to create and destroy lives have gotten more subtle and not so subtle, ever since the fatty arbuckle case (he was found not guilty, but his career and life was ended just to sell papers) thats all the papers are there for, to make money to make sensational stories out of nothing.

stories like that sell.

the real story should be he lied under oath, not because he is gay

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