In which I write something nice about a Conservative councillor
Written by Mark Pack on 21st September 2008 – 5:15 pmA bit out of character you might think 
but Dizzy’s piece seems to hit the nail on the head:
Last week, the Tory Leader of the Opposition on the Council was stopped by Police and accused of being a terrorist whilst he took a photo of the local Police station for a ward by-election campaign leaflet.
This is not a joke. Councillor Spencer Drury (pictured) was out in Plumstead High Street to gauge opinion on the issues down there in advance of a ward by-election next Thursday. He was also taking photos and when he got to the Police Station he took a photo of it…
Now, you have to wonder what the world is coming too when a local politician takes a photo of a Police station and then gets told it is believed he is a terrorist meaning the Terrosim Act is used to force him to “show his papers”.
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22nd September 2008 at 10:52 am
When I visited Communist USSR in the 80s we were told of a list of government buildings that we weren’t allowed to photograph
23rd September 2008 at 12:52 pm
My initial shock in reading this article was tempered somewhat when I realised that the photo was for a by-election campaign - after all, the Tories wouldn’t waste their time on producing leaflets all year round now, would they?