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Not in the news

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With the recent G20 summit in Mexico you’d have thought all things Mexican would be in the news but oddly not. It would seem that they’ve got a bit of a student protest movement going on over there which has inevitably been dubbed the Mexican spring. It’s got all of what should be the required ingredients to make the news: Student protests Loose connection to the occupy movement Easy to remember group name “Yo Soy 132” Pro-democracy/anti-corruption stance And yet it’s been really quite absent from the mainstream news as far as I can see. In fact the only reason … Continue reading →

Seems it’s ok for councillors to swear

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In related news to young Olly Cromwells current issues with Bexley Cuntcil and the beak in seems that it’s perfectly OK for Councillors to swear about other Councillors: ” A councillor has won High Court backing to be “rude” online about colleagues in what could be a landmark case. Community councillor Malcolm Calver, of Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, challenged a censure by a local authority standards body over “bitching” and “sarcastic” comments. He claimed it violated his human right to freedom of expression. Mr Justice Beatson said there was ‘a need for politicians to have thicker skins than others’.” There would though … Continue reading →

Random update

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What with taking a holiday up in the wilds of North Yorkshire and being sent on a training course by work life has been rather busy. That aside though I’ve just followed up with those elected representatives who gave mealy mouthed and evasive replies to give them a chance to support free speech and accountability. Not a single further reply have I received to my initial query, so I may do individual follow ups to the lot of them and failing that shall post a list of those that couldn’t be bothered to reply (which includes all but one Mayoral … Continue reading →