In message F314QUXPXF2aZcdjaS300000fa9@hotmail.com, Julie Oppenheimer salma_106@hotmail.com writes
Not impressed. If you know Gareth Thomas as well as you say then why did you have to ring him to ask him what his opinion was on such a subject?
Read the post you were quoting from. Judith knew Gareth's opinion, and that it was not what had been quoted on the list, and wanted to give him the right of reply and correction.
I knew Gareth's opinion, and that it was more complex than that being quoted at a panel, which is why I went to invite him to the panel - to give him the right of reply.
We have both heard Gareth's opinions on a number of subjects during private conversations - and we regard those conversations as private. We were not going to speak on his behalf when we know he doesn't like people doing this, and when it was possible to give him the chance to speak for himself. He's not on the list, so the easiest way for a conchair to do him the courtesy of letting him speak for himself in this forum is to phone him and take dictation.