Starlet wrote:
but then why do you blame Mikey for 'starting it' when it was Richard who was the first to make it about 'what so and so said about thingy' rather than just a bout the booze issue?
Quite the reverse.
Mikey went off on one and then brought up the Imogen comment he and Glyn thought they heard.
Why would Richard, who was at that point, feeling embarrassed and guilty about the booze-hiding, bring up the Imogen comment?
They brought it up, not Richard. And therefore, he's entitled to clarify what he actually said, and furthermore be truthful about what he thinks of Imogen.
He wasn't hypocritical and he wasn't a coward.
Once again, fair play Richard!

should be noted Glyn wasn't innocent here either..was he reported back to club desperado via Mikey....