NEW: People are talking. They're saying that there's been more criticism of Diane Abbott drinking a mojito on a train - than the string of future PM candidates admitting to illegal drug use. Do we treat white people differently over drugs? @HuffPostUKhttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-a-double-standard-people-draw-comparison-between-goves-cocaine-confession-and-abbotts-mojito-swig_uk_5cfcd915e4b02ee3477870f5?6wo …
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Replying to @Nadine_Writes @HuffPostUK
Is it a race thing? Or is it the media’s Tory bias tendencies? Genuine question!
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It's a race thing. Media bias doesn't drive sentencing, for example.
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I think it’s a mixture of all of the above, certainly media bias is certainly a factor as
@andrealeadsom also admitted to drug taking... no backlash on her as a woman. But then... she isn’t black. Who knows? Certainly it’s not right!3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
Replying to @MarkRannoch @mattyoude and
It's a race thing.
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