They say that politics is a dirty business – and anyone that reads the newspaper or has ever watched House Of Cards or anything similar will know this all too well – but we really are reaching news lows with some of the shots that are being fired on the reg these days.
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I don’t know much about Sheffield Hallam’s MP Jarad O Mara, but it turns out that he beat Nick Clegg in the previous general election and is somewhat or a prick and an alcoholic – at least according to his former communications director Gareth Arnold. Arnold decided to use O Mara’s own Twitter account to quit his post, but then before he revealed what an absolute piece of shit and general mess the MP was in an angry tirade.
Get a load of this – be warned it does start quite funny and then go a bit dark towards the end though:
Just in case anyone wondered about last week’s Look North interview – Jared drank a full litre of vodka beforehand at 11am. He’s such a bloody laugh. Twat.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Have you ever known someone sleep in their shoes and have cigarette burns all over their mattress? There is only one person I know that does that. His initial are J and O. Any guesses?
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Jared smoked in his parliamentary office and when he got questioned about it he blamed his staff. Such a gent.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
So, my boyfriend @sykurmolarnir_ works/worked for Jared as a caseworker but I reckon he might need a new job, if anyone can help? Sociology 1st from Sheff Un.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
I am pretty sure Jared is asleep because he hasn’t been in for a few weeks and hadn’t replied to my WhatsApp… oh crumbs.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
He has just messaged me and he pays that little attention to anything that he’s not even seen the tweet all of his constituents have. Unbelievable.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
So, just remembered he needs my phone to login to his Twitter. Shit. Sorry mate. Consider it payback for all the nonsense I said to people defending you.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Oh before anyone jumps on me for highlighting his drink and drug addictions – I have tried many many many times to get him to seek help. I personally rang multiple rehabs enquiring for him.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
All I want is for Sheffield Hallam to have an MP that cares about them.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Was it the best way to go about it? Well, I’ll find out. Did I exhaust every single avenue possible before I did it? Yes, for many weeks. It’s not fair on the people who have serious casework who need help and it’s not fair on Sheffield Hallam.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Right. Night all. After tomorrow I’m gonna take a few weeks of to work out what the hell I’m going to do with my life.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
I am certain of one thing though – the Jared I met all those years ago was a kind, compassionate and motivated person who wanted to fight injustice. He cared about people.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
I hope in the future one day I have that friend back. The man who I was so happy for in winning an election. I will certainly speak to him and help him on the road to recovery if he wants my help, but just not at the expense of the constituents.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
The prevailing point – and I expect to take shit for it – is it will certainty open up the conversation regarding substance addiction and the pressures of a public role.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
Undestandly people are going to be upset for the public way in which it was done but at what point is it too much? Especially when all other avenues have been explored.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
One thing is for certain is – is the sheer volume of work MPs do that is invisible. It’s also the case workers, the researchers, the assistants etc who are rarely thanked for their work.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
I have a newfound respect for any functioning MPs office and relentless workaholic MPs. Politics is a thankless task and I expect it will always be.
— gareth (@garetharnolduk) July 24, 2019
Not really sure what to make about that. There’s no doubting that Gareth’s tactics have made more of the issue than if he hadn’t hijacked the Twitter account and that this may force Jarad O’Mara into getting the help he needs and cleaning his life up, whilst also shining a much needed (?) light on the pressures of politics, but I also can’t help but think it was kind of malicious considering how it really sounds like O’Mara was struggling.
He did say he felt there were not other options though. I guess sometimes something like this is the kick in the face that you need to pull your slacks up and sort your life out and also start representing the constituents that elected you in the first place or at least have the decency to step aside a let someone do that who can.
I suppose we’ll see that in the coming weeks – O’Mara has said he needs to get t the bottom of it and Arnold has stated that he’ll be doing a bunch of interviews about his experiences in the next few days, but after that the future is unwritten. Stay tuned.
For more of the same, check out some hackers getting into the cops’ Twitter account and abusing them. Embarrassing.
