Patti, this thread seems to have created paranoia in everybody
I think, that because of what passed between them and was subsequently aired on this forum, Jackie has placed herself in a very difficult position.
It's quite plain, from the wording of the correspondence, that it was she who made the first approach to PH, NOT as she would have us believe, he approaching her out of the blue. WHY WOULD HE? Surely then, one would have to be totally naive if it didn't cross one's mind that if she was capable of one little "fib" she COULD be capable of a second. Had she kept her mouth shut and NOT mentioned the first incident -I can only think that the temptation to brag overcame common sense- we wouldn't have been able to link it to what subsequently happened.
As I said, Grahame is a loyal friend of Jackie. SOME of us have been subjected to a Jackie who is quite OTHER than the one Grahame knows, a Jackie who slams with blind fury and without proof into ANYONE who she believes has gone against Jeremy. Of COURSE we're going to see it differently. Do you REALLY believe I'd suggest her capable of writing such a letter because she's not my friend?
April it is not very often I disagree with you, but on this occasion I do. Jackie has not placed herself in any position at all PH has done that with the article its self.
I can agree that Jackie made first contact, but I can also go with the fact that she may have forgotten that she had made initial contact. It appears that there were some confusion and even PH himself quoted that he had not made contact with her when he clearly did. Maybe both of them had forgotten. But, this is not the issue. The issue is the newspaper article where he mentions a woman from this forum told him:
"She offered to give him access to a database of over 100,000 email addresses, including potentially sensitive contacts within the Home Office and other government departments."
When in effect she actually told this:
"I have available to me a huge database of over 100,000 email address and I could probably give you loads of free advertising and marketing"
You see how this has been twisted....
Jackie has not placed herself in an awkward position PH has....
Sorry April, but this is how I see it....sat on the fence looking in, trying my hardest to see both sides...
