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Post by timrollpickering on May 24, 2021 14:34:54 GMT
For those who otherwise retain the whip in their council group.
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Post by timokane on May 31, 2021 4:39:34 GMT
We have one on Hyndburn Council. Patrick McGinley was elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in December 2020 and now sits as an Independent.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on May 31, 2021 5:22:50 GMT
We have one on Hyndburn Council. Patrick McGinley was elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in December 2020 and now sits as an Independent. Almost an Irishman of note. |
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Post by neilm on Jun 1, 2021 17:48:37 GMT
We have one on Hyndburn Council. Patrick McGinley was elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in December 2020 and now sits as an Independent. Didn't he resign from the party because they selected an ex Labour councillor for a winnable? |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 1, 2021 22:57:07 GMT
We have one on Hyndburn Council. Patrick McGinley was elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in December 2020 and now sits as an Independent. Almost an Irishman of note. Greatest Of All Time? |
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Post by cj on Nov 16, 2021 20:50:38 GMT
Paul Nickerson cllr for Minster and Woodmansey ward on Yorkshire East Riding Council has been suspended from the local Conservative group after having his twitter hacked to post the oddly specific post showing Jeremy Corbyn laying a wreath at the burning car in the recent Liverpool Women's Hospital attack (anything to declare Strontium Dog?) pending investigation, into whether he's possibly telling porkies or not I guess?
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Post by Strontium Dog on Nov 17, 2021 1:42:56 GMT
Paul Nickerson cllr for Minster and Woodmansey ward on Yorkshire East Riding Council has been suspended from the local Conservative group after having his twitter hacked to post the oddly specific post showing Jeremy Corbyn laying a wreath at the burning car in the recent Liverpool Women's Hospital attack (anything to declare Strontium Dog ?) pending investigation, into whether he's possibly telling porkies or not I guess?
Well I'm not sure what I have to do with it. But I think it's ridiculous that he's been suspended over what is just a quite funny joke, albeit one in bad taste. |
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Post by cj on Nov 17, 2021 1:50:38 GMT
Paul Nickerson cllr for Minster and Woodmansey ward on Yorkshire East Riding Council has been suspended from the local Conservative group after having his twitter hacked to post the oddly specific post showing Jeremy Corbyn laying a wreath at the burning car in the recent Liverpool Women's Hospital attack (anything to declare Strontium Dog ?) pending investigation, into whether he's possibly telling porkies or not I guess?
Well I'm not sure what I have to do with it. But I think it's ridiculous that he's been suspended over what is just a quite funny joke, albeit one in bad taste. Not a meme lord and hacker then? vote-2012.proboards.com/post/1177368/thread  |
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Post by Strontium Dog on Nov 17, 2021 2:27:09 GMT
Well I'm not sure what I have to do with it. But I think it's ridiculous that he's been suspended over what is just a quite funny joke, albeit one in bad taste. Not a meme lord and hacker then? vote-2012.proboards.com/post/1177368/thread Haha, well sometimes, but mine tend to be a bit less controversial. |
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Post by Strontium Dog on Nov 23, 2021 14:03:56 GMT
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Post by Rutlander on Nov 23, 2021 14:14:23 GMT
Many lawyers, I reckon, would have been happy to defend Nickerson in court in a libel action against Corbyn
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Post by Rutlander on Nov 23, 2021 14:17:12 GMT
Leicester City Council: Labour councillor Jacky Nangreave (Westcotes ward) has been suspended from the party pending an investigation into anti-Semitism allegations. She was suspended over accusations about her social media posts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-59387129 |
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Post by Strontium Dog on Nov 23, 2021 14:49:28 GMT
Many lawyers, I reckon, would have been happy to defend Nickerson in court in a libel action against Corbyn Yes, I'd have thought they would be queueing up. Especially as the case was so weak. If obviously satirical photoshops are now going to be considered libellous... well. I'm very disappointed with this capitulation. |
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Post by Richard Allen on Nov 23, 2021 22:55:51 GMT
Many lawyers, I reckon, would have been happy to defend Nickerson in court in a libel action against Corbyn Yes, I'd have thought they would be queueing up. Especially as the case was so weak. If obviously satirical photoshops are now going to be considered libellous... well. I'm very disappointed with this capitulation. Presumably the "substantial damages" are either not that substantial or he wealthy enough that it isn't an issue for him. Probably capitulated in order to try and get restored to the Tory group in the coming months. |
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Post by maxque on Nov 23, 2021 23:37:21 GMT
Yes, I'd have thought they would be queueing up. Especially as the case was so weak. If obviously satirical photoshops are now going to be considered libellous... well. I'm very disappointed with this capitulation. Presumably the "substantial damages" are either not that substantial or he wealthy enough that it isn't an issue for him. Probably capitulated in order to try and get restored to the Tory group in the coming months. He owns a digital marketing company, so I feel it's probably better for his bottomline for that to get out of the news pretty soon. |
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 24, 2021 10:20:37 GMT
Yes, I'd have thought they would be queueing up. Especially as the case was so weak. If obviously satirical photoshops are now going to be considered libellous... well. I'm very disappointed with this capitulation. Presumably the "substantial damages" are either not that substantial or he wealthy enough that it isn't an issue for him. Probably capitulated in order to try and get restored to the Tory group in the coming months. I wondered that myself and at once considered it to be a legally advised face saver for both sides. The lawyers would sensibly assert that Corbyn could be made to look petty, humourless and vulnerable if he went to court, and might lose. And the defendant might well be unlucky and hit with heavy damages and large joint legal costs? So they agreed a compromise of much lesser legal costs and quite small sum in compensation with a fulsome apology. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 30, 2021 15:42:13 GMT
Looks like the Lib Dems do have an equivalent to administrative suspension.
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Post by neilm on Nov 30, 2021 16:22:03 GMT
Rabnawaz Akbar, Lab, Rusholme (Manchester CC).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2021 21:15:43 GMT
Cllr Nick Kelly, Con - Leader Plymouth City Council
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Post by neilm on Nov 30, 2021 22:22:22 GMT
Beat me to it. Suspended by the association but remains as group leader.
How long for is another matter. Especially if the ex-Tory independents decide they want to rejoin the group and Patrick Nicholson decides he fancies another stint as leader.
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