Thanks, Tom, you're a star. And yeah, that's obviously where mySociety's interest in the specific issue ends. The wider issue deserves debate, but here isn't really the appropriate place.
2009/7/6 Tom Steinberg <[email protected]> > Yes, just to say, I'm not going to get into the business of why she > was fired, what was said, who told on who and so on. My mission is > over. > > Tom > > 2009/7/6 Matt Wardman <[email protected]>: > > 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list [email protected] > >> Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > >> > >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list [email protected] > > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
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