Stephen Law

Here is an article in Daily Mail that nicely illustrates that newspaper's tendency to make ad hominem attacks. The suggestion seems to be that a rich person who is leftwing is a hypocrite. It is a standard Daily Mail smear, of course, to attack lefties for being hypocrites and champagne socialists. However, isn't someone who fights for policies that are not in their own self-interest actually demonstrating real integrity , rather than hypocrisy? And what's wrong with a rich person "disliking the rich"? I imagine we'll see an awful lot of this sort of ad hominem attack directed at Hollande , who clearly rattles the DM, which, I imagine, is fearful of someone similar gaining power over here. Of course a poor person who expresses left-wing views will be accused of "the politics of envy" (example here ) - another ad hominem. Either way, if you're a lefty, the Mail will get you with an ad hominem! Here's the start... New ...