I think this - as it looks like a private communication by email
(presumably) - puts the disciplinary action into question. Did anyone see it
but HB?

If that could be clarified it would be helpful, but perhaps it needs to be a
separate issue to the MySociety riposte.

Matt

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Tom Steinberg <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've just had a phone chat with Lisa Greenwood, the sacked civil
> servant. She's explained, and even been kind enough to send me an
> email that I can use as evidence.
>
> In short, what she told me happened was:
> 1.) She used google and ended up on Hazel Blear's page on
> TheyWorkForYou.com
> 2.) She clicked through from it to Hazel's official site
> 3.) She found the 'contact me' page on the official site and then
> clicked on the email address, which, using a mailto: tag popped up her
> work email client.
> 4.) She wrote and sent her fatal email, which was delivered from her
> DCSF email account, not her Hotmail which she'd normally use.
>
> Here's how Lisa describes it in her own words:
>
> "Dear Tom,
>
> I googled Hazel Blears and found the website 'they work for you' and
> it said to contact Hazel Blears click on the following link
> http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/hazel_blears/salford   I then clicked
> on her personal webpage that said  'contact me'.  You will have to
> contact the DCFS for them to explain their interception.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Lisa Greenwood"
>
> So there it is. I'll use this to ask for a retraction from the
> original journalist who seeded the story, and from anyone else who ran
> with it and who hasn't corrected by tomorrow.
>
> best,
>
> Tom
>
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