One senior parliamentarian told the Guardian he thought Rennard had been treated "appallingly" and the liberal principle of "innocent until proven guilty" had been thrown out of the window during the process, in which the peer has not been allowed to see the report into his conduct.
He also said only four women came forward to give evidence, despite one of the complainants claiming at least 10 members had been affected.
The four women in question (all of whom have chosen to waive anonymity for the privilege of being disbelieved, vilified and - at the hands of that irritating old turncoat Shirley Williams, told to get over themselves, it's not as if it was paedophilia or anything that actually mattered) are, of course, the completely non-credible complainants Bridget Harris, an ex-adviser to Clegg, and former [Parliamentary] candidates Alison Smith (now a lecturer in politics at a not-all-all credible small teaching establishment somewhere in the Thames Valley), Alison Goldsworthy, and Susan Gaszczak (now holding the entirely minor and practically nominal role of chair of the Party Conference organising committee)
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Assuming links are less of an issue on DW, have the latest from the Graun:
Nick Clegg Trial of Strength over Lord Rennard which includes the frankly boggling:
The four women in question (all of whom have chosen to waive anonymity for the privilege of being disbelieved, vilified and - at the hands of that irritating old turncoat Shirley Williams, told to get over themselves, it's not as if it was paedophilia or anything that actually mattered) are, of course, the completely non-credible complainants Bridget Harris, an ex-adviser to Clegg, and former [Parliamentary] candidates Alison Smith (now a lecturer in politics at a not-all-all credible small teaching establishment somewhere in the Thames Valley), Alison Goldsworthy, and Susan Gaszczak (now holding the entirely minor and practically nominal role of chair of the Party Conference organising committee)