tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20274437.post8845116090515764129..comments2024-01-29T08:47:44.310+00:00Comments on Eaten by missionaries: So should elected representatives now assume that all conversations with members of the public may be recorded and used against us?Iain Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249331216466329232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20274437.post-27333261838673264712010-12-23T16:23:56.018+00:002010-12-23T16:23:56.018+00:00And Vince agrees with you!
An interview with his ...And Vince agrees with you!<br /><br />An interview with his local newspaper: http://bit.ly/fU5PXGUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171985623642790407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20274437.post-70592256529237629012010-12-23T11:49:24.886+00:002010-12-23T11:49:24.886+00:00P.S. There is already far too much trouble caused ...P.S. There is already far too much trouble caused by busybodies arguing that councillors are speaking as representatives of the council and as such "should not bring it into disrepute", as in the case of Cllr John Dixon:<br /><br />http://hsld.org.uk/en/article/2010/410291/hsld-exclusive-cllr-john-dixon-responds-to-the-stupid-scientology-saga<br /><br />This is especially sad as councillors are (or should be) representatives of the public to the unelected officials who actually run the council!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171985623642790407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20274437.post-1379458929388053482010-12-23T11:44:49.083+00:002010-12-23T11:44:49.083+00:00Sadly I think you're right: MPs and perhaps co...Sadly I think you're right: MPs and perhaps councillors too will be more cautious in speaking to their constituents.<br /><br />But part of the problem is that the ministers fingered by the Telegraph all apologised profusely and in a dreadful hurry. No Labour minister every appologised for poisonous off-the-record briefings against their colleagues, so why should Lib Dem ministers apologise for saying that they have disagreements with Conservative colleagues?<br /><br />Rather than give the impression that debate and dissent is shameful we should have faced down the Telegraph and told the world that it's better to have debate than mindlessly following the diktats of some Big Beast.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171985623642790407noreply@blogger.com