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A Conservative, a Facebook profile, an expulsion

By Mark Pack | Sun 24th May 2009 - 6:12 pm

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From the Sunday Mirror:

A Tory activist has been expelled from the party for posting a picture of himself with a Hitler moustache on Facebook … And beside it, in the “My Favourite Quotes” section, he allegedly made racist and sexist comments, including one saying: “I don’t hate everyone, I just hate women …

A spokesman said: “These comments are disgusting. He has no place in the party. He is being expelled immediately.”

Daniel O’Docherty had been chair of the Birmingham University Conservatives until a few weeks ago.

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3 Comments

Liam 24th May '09 - 6:33pm

The Preston LibDems collared a Young Conservative last year, whose Facebook profile included a link to a KKK fanclub style group. He called it “a private joke”. The Party expelled him.

Lessons for all 🙂
Get A Life 25th May '09 - 12:25am

The quote is obviously a joke, no?
JACK MATTHEW 11th Jul '09 - 12:33am

The quote was a joke. And O’Doherty is not a racist.

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