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Gerard Batten MEP speaks

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Another reply to my letter this time from UKIP MEP Gerard Batten, who it seems doesn’t consider this to be a non-European matter and so did reply and gives every sign of having read the Mail article I linked to. Sadly as far as I’m concerned they’ve ducked the question of if council should ever seek to prevent the electorate from writing about them and have got hung up on the language thing – I’ve followed up, here’s their reply: “Dear A Voter, I was not aware of this case in particular, but it is interesting and thank you for … Continue reading →

Marina Yannakoudakis MEP speaks

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Following up from my last post the first non-automated replies are in. I am at once both impressed and unsurprised I have a reply from an MEP, London Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis to be precise. On the question of if they “think it is ever appropriate that a local Council seek to prevent one of their constituents from writing about them in any form?” They’ve told me: “Dear A Voter, Thank you for your e-mail. The issue you raise is outside the jurisdiction of the European Union, specifically that of the European Parliament. If you have not done so already, … Continue reading →

Asking the great and good about the Bexley one

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Following ip on Bexley councils approach to democracy and as we’ve got mayoral elections coming up here in Londonshire – I thought I’d try and get in touch with the various mayoral candidates to ask their opinion on Bexley Council gagging a resident from writing about them. This was an enlightening expereince in itself, all of the candidate websites had quite eay to find links to send them money or register support but very few had anyway to get in touch to actually ask a question. Such as in this case should “Councils stop their electorate talking about them?” For … Continue reading →