Just in case amyone has missed it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/06/telegraph-hazel-blears-expenses-civil-servant-sacking
Matt On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Steven Clift <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want to discuss the "wider" issue here, feel free to use the UK > and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: > > http://groups.dowire.org/groups/ukie > > Steven Clift > Democracies Online > > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Owen Blacker<[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list [email protected] > > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > > > > -- > Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com > Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org > Donate today: http://e-democracy.org/donate > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
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