A Public Awareness Warning

Public Awareness Warning:

Councillor 
Moores

This blog is not part of any other blog or organisation despite its unauthorised and questionable reproduction by Westgate-On-Sea Thanet Councillor Simon Moores, whose disrespectful behaviour is seriously irresponsible and potentially damaging to the repuation of the Conservative Party.

I'm Not John Worrow

Brought to you by the newly formed 

KENT  EQUALITY CAMPAIGN in response to Thanet Conservatives decision to readmit Councillor Ken Gregory into its Council Group, depite the fact he has NOT apologised  for saying:

 "WITH A BIT OF LUCK YOU'LL GET AIDS" to an

LGBT Councillor 

 

Speaking in the Council Chambers recently,Thanet District Council's Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny spoke of 'Underlying homophobia' from Thanet Conservatives

 



 

Unauthorised and Edited

Brought to you by the newly formed 

KENT  EQUALITY CAMPAIGN, in response to Thanet Conservatives decision to readmit Councillor Ken Gregory into its Council Group, depite the fact he has NOT apologised  for saying "WITH A BIT OF LUCK YOU'LL GET AIDS" to an LGBT Councillor 

                                           Telephone Tory HQ: 020 7222 9000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-18283476            



"Not Thanet Conservatives again"
At what stage will Cameron 
be forced to
intervene?

Public Information Warning:
This blog is not part of any other blog or organisation despite its unauthorised and edited reproduction by Westgate-On-Sea Councillor Simon Moores, whose behaviour is  irresponsible and potentially damaging to the repuation of the Conservative Party.

Those concerned about the party's reputation should

contact Conservative Headquarters on 020 7222 9000 or  027 7984 8165 

STATEMENT FROM PETER TATCHELL 

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER

"It is very wrong for the Conservative group to readmit Ken Gregory when he has failed to apologise or show any remorse" 

The reputation of the Conservative Party is on the line. Is it still the nasty party?" 




"Until he says sorry, many people will assume that councillor Gregory stands by his offensive remarks. It is appalling that any elected public official would wish a potentially fatal disease on another human being - and then fail to apologise"



 Hate Crime Councillor 
Ken Gregory

"In the absence of an apology, he should not be readmitted to the council group - and should be suspended from the Conservative party. If the Tories want to be taken seriously as a tolerant and compassionate party, they should have nothing to do with him until he says sorry" 
said human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.

Those concerned about the Conservative Party's reputation should contact Conservative Headquarters on 020 7222 9000 or 027 7984 8165

Thanet Conservative Leader Bob Bayford 
pictured with his predecessor 
Sandy Ezekiel
recently said:
"I'm not going to ask Ken to apologise, he is going be 
readmitted to the Group"
Telephone Tory HQ: 020 7222 9000

Senior North Thanet Conservative
Association Member 

former deputy leader Roger Latchford OBE

Council Tax is to rise in Thanet at a time when Roger Latchford, and his intolerant chums, are costing hard working taxpayers thousands of pounds by making failed standards complaints against the same LGBT councillor that Ken Gregory made a death wish against. Many decent Conservatives are privately sickened by the "Ken Gregory" mindset that appears to dominate the local party, and they blame the outdated wing of the party for costing them power due to the LGBT councillor resigning the Tory whip. The LGBT councillor has said that Cllr Gregory's voice mail was not the first time he was verbally abused because of his sexuality Telephone Tory HQ: 020 7222 9000

             Telephone Tory HQ: 020 7222 9000

A Short History of Thanet Con Councillors

This blog is brought to you 

by the newly formed 
KENT  EQUALITY CAMPAIGN, in response to Thanet Conservatives decision to allow Councillor Ken Gregory back into their Council Group depite the fact that he has NOT apologised for leaving a voice mail on an LGBT councillor's phone saying "WITH A BIT OF LUCK YOU'LL GET AIDS" 
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-18283476            

A STATEMENT FROM PETER TATCHELL 
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER

"It is very wrong for the Conservative group to readmit Ken Gregory when he has failed to apologise or show any remorse. The reputation of the Conservative Party is on the line. Is it still the nasty party?" 

"Until he says sorry, many people will assume that councillor Gregory stands by his offensive remarks. It is appalling that any elected public official would wish a potentially fatal disease on another human being - and then fail to apologise"

"In the absence of an apology, he should not be readmitted to the council group - and should be suspended from the Conservative party. If the Tories want to be taken seriously as a tolerant and compassionate party, they should have nothing to do with him until he says sorry" 
said human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.

                Senior North Thanet Conservative Association Member 

former deputy leader Roger Latchford OBE

Council Tax is going up in Thanet at a time when Roger Latchford and his intolerant chums are costing hard working taxpayers thousands of pounds by making failed standards complaints against the same LGBT councillor that Ken Gregory made a death wish against.  Many decent Conservatives are privately sick to the teeth of the "Ken Gregory Mindset" that appears to dominate the local party, and blame the wing of the party that Mr Lachford belongs to for costing them power.

ANIMAL WELFARE

Former Thanet Conservative Councillor

Ted Wat-Ruffell, Former Thanet Con Mayor was unkind to his CAT

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2010/may/25/ted_watt-ruffell_kitten.aspx

                                                 

DRINKING 

Former Thanet Conservative Councillor

 Former  Thanet Con Councillor Ewen Cameron

http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Councillor-admits-drink-drive-charges/story-12008737-detail/story.html

   

LIVING IN THE ANOTHER COUNTRY

Former Thanet Conservative Councillor

Panama Steve was a Thanet Con Councillor who lived in Panama http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Panama-8211-hat-8217-s-8217-ll/story-12002365-detail/story.html

The Omniscient One

Original Page Prior to Removal on 5th November

This demonstrates how pathetic HOMOPHOBIA is!

Ian Driver - Police Commissioner in Waiting

Colleagues I am writing to let you know that I have extremely serious concerns about comments made on Councillor Mick Harrison's Newington Blogspot. I will be raising my concerns in the form of a complaint to the Labour Party and the Council's Standards Committee.

As some of you might know I used to be the Council's Equalities Officer and simply could not let Harrison's comments go unchallenged. In my opinion Harrison's comments are so offensive that I had no choice but to alert the media and set up a Facebook site Thanet Says Stand down Harrison. I have been informed that as a result of my actions in raising this issue a campaign might be set in train to discredit me. Before this campaign begins I will let you know what I think the whispers might say:

1. I was in Militant Tendency. Yes I was in the early 1980 and proud of it!

2. I was a Member of Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labour Party.
Yes. I was in mid 1990s and stood as parliamentary candidate in Vauxhall. I later led the opposition against Scargill’s dictatorial leadership of the party, was expelled and retired from politics until I rejoined the Thanet Labour Party 

3. I am bisexual. Yes I am so what?

4. I agree with legalisation of drugs. Yes I do so what

5. I am a republican. Yes I am so what But if this does not silence the whispering then you need to know that whilst I was Southwark Councillor in the 1990 I became a close personal friend of a councillor who was arrested and imprisoned for 15 months in 2011 for internet grooming. I was unaware of his crime until he told me shortly after his arrest. I totally deplore his crime. He is rightly being severely punished, but I still remain his friend.

Your Choice is Claire

In translation: "I'm so afraid of waking, please don't shake me!"

Fed-up with Schoolboy Thuggery?

Westgate By-election July 2012

Thanet Independent Group support Mike Harrison’s Suspension

I support the decision of Councillor Mike Harrison's group to suspend him for making Homophobic comments. Although Mr Harrison's remarks are not at the same extreme level of hatred as the personally directed telephone call from Councillor Ken Gregory, they are still offensive enough to justify a suspension.

 Cllr John Worrow Leader Thanet Independent Group

TIG Meeting with Stuart Baine

Dr. Jack Cohen, Councillor John Worrow and I and met with Stuart Baine Chief Executive  of the  East Kent Hospital Trust for more than 2 hours today.  We requested  the meeting to talk about the transfer of  trauma services from Margate  A&E to Ashford. It quickly  emerged  that this was the tip of an iceberg. 

Mr Baine  told us thatover the next 3 months the Hospital Trust will  be conducting a major strategic  review of  its clinical services which extends muchfurther than  A&E trauma services. 

The review  will be looking at  emergency out of hours surgery, coronary , orthopaedic,cancer and other services. The review is likely to mean that some of theseservices could be moved from one Trust hospital to another to create centres ofexcellence. This means that a lot more specialsit services could be moved from QEQM, but Mr Baine also said that other services could be moved into QEQM. Mr Baine explained that these changes would in his opinion lead to improved care for patients.

Mr Baine told us thata lot more work had to be done to develop all the options. He hoped that this work would be completed by September. A consultation document would then be produced and  there would be a 12 week consultation period and the public and Thanet council will be entitled to submit their views. The earliest that change could happen would be in 2013. Mr Baine said that there were no hidden agenda and the consultation would transparent and above.

Becuse the issue has become more complicated and involved thanjust the A&E,  and because we will not know what the Hospital Trusts  plansare until at least September we do not think that  a public meeting at this time would behelpful as no-one knows the full picture. The last thing we want to do is wastepeople time and energy  when we don’t know the full proposals.

Stuart Baine said he will keep us informed all developmentsand we will pass on any information as soon as we hear. Once we have all the infomation we can then look at building  the campign, organising meetings and petitions etc to stop any reductions at QEQM

I hope this clarifies what is happening at QEQM

Councillor Ian Driver,
TIG Spokesman for Communities & Housing

How Modern is Julian Brazier MP?

Do I represent modern Britain?

I don't pretend that I'm not nasty

Here we have three quite different politicians that have fairly right wing views. However, they all have one thing in common, they do not agree with the President of the United States or the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island, when it comes to marriage equality. 

Do I represent modern  Europe?

Not one of them is known for promoting LGBT equality. One is a President, one an MEP and the other is an MP belonging to the same political party as the British Prime Minister. Many people supported the British Conservative Party, including LGBT people because David Cameron promised them full LGBT equality.Equality does not mean having a third rate term to discribe your marriage.Fair enough if the odd backbencher like Canterbury MP Julian Brazia have views on LGBT equality that are closer to other parties, but why allow them to call themselves modern Conservatives?

It would appear that the UK now has two very different Conservative Parties, both claiming to speak 
for modern Britain

Institutional Racism & Homophobia Must Be Stamped Out



Subtle Racist Humour on web sites is still HATE

For those of you, who believe that institutional racism and homophobia is a thing of the past,think again. 


Good old-fashioned bigotry is alive and well, as many cling to outdated views through fear and ignorance. Bigots can no longer run around in white hoods, but they can spread hate from their computers. Undertones might be subtle but they are unmistakable.


Expressions of hatred toward someone on account of that person's colour, race, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origin, religion, or sexual orientation is forbidden. Any communication which is threatening, abusive or insulting, and is intended to harass, alarm, or distress someone is forbidden. The penalties for hate speech include fines, imprisonment, or both.

More Apologies

For those Birchington residents hoping to hear from our Leader, Cllr John Worrow at this evening's meeting at the village community centre, Thanet Life reports that he has now sent his apologies as a more pressing engagement calls.

An Apology

It has come to my attention that a number of people were offended by a post on the Thanet Independent Group Blog. The post that I refer to was intended to be light hearted satire and in many ways similar to some of the posts made on Cllr Simon Moores' blog. It was made clear on the blog that the story was fictional;it was not directed towards any particular person. However, Cllrs Cohen and Driver thought that the post was inappropriate, and after reviewing the situation I came to the same conclusion, the post was subsequently removed and the blog was deleted. I would like to offer a sincere apology on behalf of the web team for any offence that may of been caused by the post.


John Worrow

Thanet Independent Group  

For the self-rightouss pack of bigots to view!

by David Fox (TIGs Agent)

We invite the self-righteousness pack of bigots that use blogs to spread hate, to view this.

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Minnis Pig Watch

Thanet Legends and Folk Tales by David Fox

MINNIS PIG WATCH

 Lock Ness has its monster, Cinderella has the two ungly sisters, but Minnis Bay has 'The Pig Monster'  

MINNIS PIG WATCH

A press conference was held in Minnis Bay today to share the details surrounding what they claim is their "discovery" of a  foot print from a 'Pig Monster'. The print was found on the green near the Minnis Pub Beach CAFE. It was discovered by Mr Dimwit of the angry bigots society who confirmed that the print was part human. Mr Dimwit  said " I was so concerned that the Pig Monster might come back with more ugly pigs that I got together with my angry friends to form a new society called  Minnis Pig Watch"

*The 'PIG MONSTER', thought to be female, has been spotted at local events pretending to be a Minnis Bay woman and is apparently so ungly it could not possibly be part human as first thought.

To be continued

TIG Flash News

All Birchington Residents are called to the Village Centre (next to the library) on Monday Evening at 7PM on 21st May, where you will be able to question your District and Parish Cllrs, which include TIG's popular Leader John Worrow and Cllr Dr.Jack Cohen, at the Parish Council Assembly on our new and far-reaching diversity policies, our campaign in support of gay marriage, the forthcoming Minnis Bay 'Pride Weekend' and other equally pressing issues of concern.


Sandra Tiggled-Pink - TIG Agent

This demonstrates how pathetic HOMOPHOBIA is!

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MOORES Vs GREGORY as progressives talk about leaving group

Thanet Independent Group has heard from two progressive local Conservatives, who are disillusioned by the self styled leadership of the local version of the Party. The two members, one of whom is a woman, have agreed to allow us to talk about their intentions as they feel it would be very difficult for them to do so at this stage. They have indicated that they are considering resigning the party whip to sit as independents.They can not give their reason publically untill a couple of issues have been concluded.

Socialist Tory Leader?

Apparently former Socialist Councillor Tory Ken Gregory, is joint favourite to take over from Bob Bayford as a so-called Tory leader. The other choice is Dr Simon Moores, who first served as a cabinet member under the Ezekiel-Latchford regime and has indicated that he wants to become an MEP.
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But now is not the best time to make a leadership move, not long to wait though Simon!

The Bad old days

Some want a return to the bad old days but those of us in the centre right and left of politics are uniting under one banner to prevent this from happening!

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BREAKING NEWS - Cllr LA ROCHE JOINS TIG

Independent Birchington Parish Councillor Bernard La Roche becomes a member of TIG

Cllr La Roche, who joins the group on his birthday is best  known for speaking out against the former Ezekiel-Latchford regime.

Fair Play Statement

by John Worrow

UPDATE, FAIR PLAY STATEMENT: I wish to make it clear, that contrary to some of the nonsense being said on some blogs, I do not believe Simon Moores to be homophobic, as far as I am aware, he is not.
I would, however like to ask him to be a little more sensitive when he allows some comments on his blog. I do not expect us to be friends, but this is an area that we need to work together on, regardless of politics, so lets stop the nonsence and be a little more positive for the good of the community..................................................................

*I would also like to say, that although he has a different idea of what an offensive comment is, than I do, I believe that James is an open minded person - certainly not a bigot.
Following the news that Councillor Ian Driver has resigned the party whip, I am astounded to read that Councillor Moores is allowing irrelevant and offensive comments on his blog about Councillor Drivers sexuality."It's entirely coincidental but Cllr Driver is a self-admitted bisexual so he should benefit enormously from snuggling up to the rest of the Popular Front"It does nothing for community relations when a councillor turns a blind eye to an offensive comment made by a contributor on his blog. Councillor Driver's sexuality has nothing to do with the news story and by allowing it on his blog, Councillor Moores is sending out the wrong kind of Message.The term 'self-admitted' says it all!




*Contributions by those that have already made offensive remarks will not be published on this blog.

Thanet's New Independent Diversity Champion

by John Worrow

I was delighted to receive a telephone call from Clive Hart, the Leader of Thanet District Council, asking me to take on the role of TDC's Diversity Champion. In this new role I will be working together with the cabinet to help ensure that equality issues are integral to the Council’s performance.
 








I am inspired by the progress made by Tony Blair, which is being continued by David Cameron, dispite the opposition from those in his own party, that are much further to the right. 

It should be about fair play and common sense at the end of the day. For example, Diane Abbott's remark about White people, was in my view, a racist remark; we need to put an end to double standards, prejudice is a two way street.

Although I think that political correctness has gone too far, many closet racists and homophobes tend hide behind this belief, in order to get away with being offensive to others. For example, a fair minded person, would not call a gay person a 'Fairy' or "Drama Queen" if they knew that the person concerned found it offensive, regardless of whether the words are homophobic or not. 

*I recently gave an interview to Andrew Woodman, of the Isle of Thanet Gazette which will be avaliable on Friday.

"I am pleased John agreed to be TDC's Equalities and Diversity champion. Although it is everybody's responsibility to consider equality issues in our decision-making process, it is paramount to have an elected member to liaise with officers in the various service areas of the Council and with the Cabinet so that we can be sure that our decisions do not discriminate against any group of residents."

Cllr. Michelle FennerCabinet Member For Performance, Policy and Procurement