Lest we forget … and time for GLOBAL PEACE …

 

Yesterday we marked 11/11/10 with a minute’s silence./ Some anarchists (rioting in London the day before) chose not to for ideological reasons./ With our Russian brothers, we beat Hitler. / It is time still to remember , whatever our views on Iraq, Afghanistan etc. / And it too is time for GLOBAL PEACE…

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To tweet or not to tweet?

A Tory councillor in Brum has come a cropper:

“Birmingham councillor Gareth Compton has been suspended from the Conservative Party after making a ridiculous and offensive comment on Twitter. Coun Compton made his remark after journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown appeared on Radio 5 and appeared to question whether Western politicians had the right to take the moral high ground over human rights abuses in other countries.
He said: “Can someone please stone Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to death? I shan’t tell Amnesty if you don’t. It would be a blessing, really.”

“This wasn’t enough to placate Conservative headquarters. I also understand the police are taking a complaint they received from Ms Alibhai-Brown seriously.”

Although I sometimes don’t agree with her, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is one of the most thoughtful, compassionate commentators out there and deserves freedom of speech to air her views.

The Twitter response was not free speech, but may be a crime (allegedly), as the Sky News story suggests.

Gotcha, Woolas!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11699888