Those questions beg one more: if the allegations are proven
true, what fixes are required, that is to say what effect should the outcome
have on public policies?
Bullying is complicated even in the words and context used to
describe it. Now that vile behaviours have joined the day-to-day experiences of
Ministers and MHAs, and are increasingly part of the political lexicon, commentators
and the public have an obligation to include them in debate — as fraught with
risk as such a polarizing issue may seem.
