(who has been so very quiet recently, particularly about his Mastermind subject of rural broadband)
Remember a while ago you got apoplectic about an elector who suggested Conservatives should be culled in East Devon? And you reported him to the police cyber-crime unit (who chose not to investigate), although you described that as “leaving the case on file” at the time … A headline from the day”
“Cabinet member Phil Twiss took offence at a comment posted on Claire Wright’s web page in response to a council U-turn on the location for a new office headquarters.
Mrs Wright, an independent who lives in West Hill, Ottery St Mary, removed the post, which was written by a reader, Chris Wilkins.
Critics of the local authority have accused Mr Twiss of over-reacting, wasting police time and playing politics ahead of the general election …
… A notice pinned to the West Hill Conservative Party notice board said the matter had been referred to the authorities.
“No matter how much we disagree on various issues to knowingly publish a comment in likely breach of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 such as this is below contempt and I trust you will join me in condemning this action,” Coun Twiss wrote.
He added that “in the absence of any sort of explanation” from Coun Wright, he had “passed the details of the blog together with those of a resident of Feniton to Devon And Cornwall Police Cyber crime unit for comment”.
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Police-urged-investigate-cull-Tories-blog-remark/story-25016293-detail/story.html
Well, we do hope you will report today’s (potentially much more serious) Daily Telegraph for the following headline and strapline:
“Why the IDS earthquake (probably) won’t kill Cameron
Iain Duncan Smith’s departure doesn’t represent a direct hit to a sitting prime minister – although whether he has inflicted a flesh wound or something more serious depends on the Conservative Party itself”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12199994/Why-the-IDS-earthquake-probably-wont-kill-Cameron.html
After all, not to do so would imply that the original complaint was purely party political wouldn’t it?
Oh, and the same for all those headlines about knives out, stabbings in the back and the like – very nasty. Not to mention Chancellor Osborne being grilled.
East Devon Watch 