: Who determines these reputational levels? : How is reputation in fact determined ? : how is a fall in reputation linked to the actions or words of one person? : To what extent is the wide publication of words spoken out of context at a private meeting more contributory to the fall in reputation than the actual words spoken? : Does there have to be an actual fall in reputation : What level of fall in reputation is sufficient to establish that the party has been brought into disrepute? Does dropping litter do that? Does swearing in public do that? Is "bloody" bad enough what about telling JC "you're a ####ing racist"?