http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191474/Labour-councillor-David-Boothroyd-caught-altering-David-Camerons-Wikipedia-entry.html

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 at 19:55:45, JA**  wrote in 
uk.politics.electoral :

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>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191474/Labour-councillor-David-
>Boothroyd-caught-altering-David-Camerons-Wikipedia-entry.html
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I wondered why he's been AWOL from here for a while... :p
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

Paul Hyett wrote:

> JA**  wrote in uk.politics.electoral:

>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191474/Labour-councillor-David-
>> Boothroyd-caught-altering-David-Camerons-Wikipedia-entry.html

> I wondered why he's been AWOL from here for a while... :p

QUOTE:
Mr Boothroyd has been a member of its 15-strong international arbitration 
committee for two years, helping settle hundreds of disputes a day.

Last night he admitted what he had done was wrong, but said he had created 
the false identity after fellow users discovered his political allegiance, 
accusing him of bias.
ENDQUOTE

"Bias"?

David Boothroyd? Heavens forfend!

But I do hope that David resigns as a Westminster Labour councillor. After 
vall, with a capacity for self-deception sufficient to enable him to see his 
creation of sock-puppets and the deliberate falsification of material as a 
mere "innocent oversight", he is Labour Cabinet material at the very least.

If he ever comes back, he'll probably tell us that he stays on as a 
councillor and as a Wikipedia admin because he wants to sort out the mess and 
  that he's getting on with the job.

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   JNugent  wrote:
> Paul Hyett wrote:

> > JA**  wrote in uk.politics.electoral:

[link snipped as I can't maintain its integrity, owing to its length!]

> > I wondered why he's been AWOL from here for a while... :p

> QUOTE:
> Mr Boothroyd has been a member of its 15-strong international
> arbitration committee for two years, helping settle hundreds of
> disputes a day.

> Last night he admitted what he had done was wrong, but said he had
> created the false identity after fellow users discovered his political
> allegiance, accusing him of bias.
> ENDQUOTE

> "Bias"?

Nah, can't be!

> David Boothroyd? Heavens forfend!

I've never thought of him as a bad person; but all Socialists carry such a
huge chip on their shoulders that they can justofy to themselves just
about anything.  Believe me: I have considerable experience of witnessing
this action over the years...

> But I do hope that David resigns as a Westminster Labour councillor.
> After vall, with a capacity for self-deception sufficient to enable
> him to see his creation of sock-puppets and the deliberate
> falsification of material as a mere "innocent oversight", he is Labour
> Cabinet material at the very least.

Oh, yes!  I'd certainly prefer to have someone elected in the Cabinet
instead of the PM's acolytes from the Lords or outside Parliament, as has
happened in the recent reshuffle.

> If he ever comes back, he'll probably tell us that he stays on as a
> councillor and as a Wikipedia admin because he wants to sort out the
> mess and that he's getting on with the job.

Well, of course!  As the Gorgon always tells us: it is the one responsible
for creating a mess who is the best one to fix it...

-- 
John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
--> In favour of returning all local decisions to local people!