Relax Don't Do It

Mr Keith Vaz the Labour MP has opposed this governments attempts to criminalise the party drug known as Poppers. 

 

Poppers - Popular In Some Communities

Ministers later announced that following this opposition they would remain within the law. He was also overseeing the biggest shake-up of Britain’s prostitution laws in a generation, via the Home Affairs Select Committee of which he was Chairman.

 
In the 'Gay' community Poppers are used to help relax key muscles such as the sphincter of the anus (which can make anal sex less painful). Poppers also cause blood vessels to dilate, which drops blood pressure and increases heart rate (amyl nitrite was originally used to treat angina and cyanide poisoning) as a result, users experience a flush feeling and increased sexual arousal .... so, popular in Gay bars. 

Political Hypocrisy Exposed?

The newspaper the Sunday Mirror, has claimed that Mr Vaz has been paying young male prostitutes for sex .... they also allege that when booking them from the escort agency he told one of them to bring some Poppers as well as offering to pay for any Cocaine they might need. Other media outlets have reported the claims widely, with various perspectives and more stories have been released this week.

The newspaper also reported that he texted the escorts: “Try and pick up some poppers.” When told they had bought them the MP text replied: “Great.” ... When told a Romanian escort would be joining them, Mr Vaz wrote: “How will this work, do you want me to f*** him first or all together.” ... Then he asked: “Does he like poppers. Does he speak English.”

While Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, Mr Vaz had publicly said he was “not convinced” that men who pay for sex should face prosecution ..... well I guess if this story is true, then he would think this wouldn't he?

Not surprisingly he resigned from the Home Affairs Select Committee, but only after a day or so.

I don't care about his sex life, although the Cocaine use is something the police should be looking at. What bothers me is that he was advocating an argument about poppers and men who solicit male prostitutes, without making it clear that he benefited from leaving the position as it was on both those subjects.

We should be used to political hypocrisy after all these years and the expenses scandals ... politicians taking moral stances on some subjects, that turn out to be nothing more than self serving self interest in disguise ... but somehow we are still surprised when its exposed to our gaze.