I agree that others don’t come out well, it’s not just Henderson, but he has previously sounded off about his ‘valued’ principles. He has previously claimed to have these deep values. Evidently, money talks and I don’t think it’s ‘puritanical’ to criticise someone for not giving a fig about principles for money. Were those who opposed sporting events in apartheid South Africa puritans? When nations have abhorrent regimes or principles, those who have professed a supposed care for values antithetical come across as hypocritical when they go against them. It’s so easy to wear rainbow laces in the UK, but going against a country which criminalises people for who they are when they offer loads of money, is too hard for Henderson.
The issue is complex, and I am not writing him off as a person, but his decision leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. As it does with the others.
