Tom Scott’s position
Sir, — R. V. Shaw (November 6) deliberately takes the comparison with Hitler and Mussolini to its ultimate extreme in his proMuldoon, anti-Tom Scott letter. Mr Muldoon dictated that Mr Scott’would not be one of his press entourage. Mr Muldoon dictated that Mr Scott be ejected from a meeting while reporters of other weekly publications remained. Mr Muldoon tried to dictate to Mr Scott’s employers regarding . Tom Scott’s unsuitability as a correspondent. The foregoing was not because Tom Scott abused the so-called press privileges of a so-called democracy, but because Mr Scott committed the unforgivable sin of beating Mr Muldoon at his own game of employing biting sarcasm. To reiterate the findings of my published letter of August 24 in answer to one by R. V. Shaw: “While Mr Muldoon is most adroit at dishing it out, he is not quite so good at taking it.” — Yours, etc., ARTHUR MAY. November 7, 1980.
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