To defend someone we met on a few occasions, because, upon those occasions, he was polite & erudite in his conversation with us, is a strange approach. The treatment of his daughter & mistress over many years reveal more than a few meetings in a public place.
Thus, if one of us met Jimmy Saville or someone who went on to commit crimes, or behave in such an unkind way, as Parkinson did, we should not spring to his defence, should we? Instead, we should accept the evidence of more than 18 years of rejection & coldness towards his own daughter. The latter speaks more about the true nature of Parkinson than an impression gained during a few chats-however suave & erudite their content. Just my opinion.

Those who truly know me would readily testify that I don't do "Narcissism". But like you, I am wrong on occasions.

Anyway, I have said enough on this thread and won't get drawn into any protracted debate which would more than likely end up as a WILLO thread.

Edited by Willo (25 Jan 2016 9.27pm)

With the greatest of respect I don't place myself on any pedestal and I don't intend to come across with any hubris or haughtiness.I have always stated that I am far more self-deprecation than self-promotion and those who DO know me would say that "Humble" is one of the ways they could describe me.I am nothing special on HOL and I am happy to be a midge in the swarm, bowing down to others.

So called Scandal? So you don't think it was?

I got so depressed reading the Telegraph link about this awful man that I clicked on another article next to it about the 34 funniest things Billy Connolly ever said. Cheered me up straight away. Connolly's being driven in London by Ralph Mctell who's lost trying to drive him from Putney to Knightsbridge. Connolly says "Didn't you write Let me Take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London?" And so on.

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