More evasive bollox

London Assembly member and Bexley Council member Gareth Bacon has responded to my request for clarification. Explaining that even though I’m only asking about a general principle as that principle relates to a current court case he couldn’t possibly comment. Now I’m not a lawyer (thankfully) but this level of “couldn’t possibly comment on a case before the courts” seems well let’s be generous and say a tad over precautionary at best. “Dear A Voter, Unfortunately you did not pay sufficient attention to my email, so I need to be explicitly clear in my response. It would be entirely inappropriate … Continue reading

Finally a Labour reply

To complete the round up of replies, a member of the Labour party has finally got a staffer to reply for them and follow the same line as the piss poor local Tories – “If the courts say it’s ok then nothing to worry about”. Anyway here’s the reply. “Dear A. Voter Thank you for contacting me about this issue which is obviously extremely important to you. I am fully supportive of freedom of speech within the parameters of the law. The case you mention has been the subject of a due legal process and therefore I support this. The … Continue reading

Syed Kamal Tory MEP gives hope

After the rather poor replies from the Local Tory’s, who I’m sure were not in the least bit afflicted with conflicts of interest or being worried about ruffling local feathers in way that might affect their political carriers, a direct and excellent response from Tory MEP Syed Kamal. Which is all the more welcome after MEP Marina “Couldn’t possibly comment”. Mind for the party as a whole 1 out of 4 isn’t doing that great. Still here’s the gem of a reply. “Dear A. Voter,Thank you for your email and for bringing this story to my attention. I believe that … Continue reading