Mark Pack

In which I write something nice about a Conservative councillor

By | Sun 21st September 2008 - 5:15 pm

A 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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2 Comments

  • Hywel Morgan 22nd Sep '08 - 10:52am

    When I visited Communist USSR in the 80s we were told of a list of government buildings that we weren’t allowed to photograph

  • KL 23rd Sep '08 - 12:52pm

    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?

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