Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
The offense is more offensive to people as it is something everyone can understand. Almost everyone has had to cancel parties, whereas many of the other things governments do is rather technical and somewhat unreal.

Including at least a couple of MPs who've had relatives die without the opportunity to be there for them. The Labour MP sat in the car park as his mum died, which was as close as he was allowed to get. I think the DUP MP had to explain to his mother in law why she had to die alone.