In message <[email protected]> Alexander Harrowell <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Monday 06 July 2009 21:29:48 John Browning wrote: > >> >> I don't know how much I'd actually worry about this myself, but the >> question for TheyWorkForYou is whether or not it needs a warning for >> the underinformed and/or overemotional that these are *not* anonymous >> email links and whatever account you post from is the account you will >> be known from. Seems like overkill to me, but who knows... >> >> Unlucky Lisa. > >DEMOCRACY FAIL. Expressing yourself to an elected representative is a >fundamental right. > >Yes, Blears isn't her MP. However, a Cabinet Minister serves a) at Her >Majesty's Pleasure and b) with the confidence of Parliament. Their >responsibilities are nationwide, like their powers. The trouble was she sent the email from her works email address not her own, so she was representing her work which happened to be a government department. > >Being a citizen is not a mental illness, and nobody should treat people who >take part in citizenship as special kids who need to be warned off. Especially >not MySociety. If we do that, what are we for, exactly? > >Further, she is not "unlucky". That implies that "luck" was involved. It was >not. Sacking her was a deliberate act that somebody decided to do, somebody >who could do it without the faintest consequences to themselves. If your >salary is £16k at age 38, being sacked is a terrible disaster you may not come >back from. Who is the line manager who pressed the button? What is his name (a >he, no doubt)? Can we get his face on T-shirts and billboards? > >The problem here is the boss, in case you haven't noticed. Sacking her seems extremely harsh though, but was she on other disciplinary sanctions? -- Kev Wells http://riscos.kevsoft.co.uk/ http://kevsoft.co.uk/ http://kevsoft.co.uk/AleQuest/ ICQ 238580561 Useless Fact 04 The number of islands around mainland Britain is 6289. _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
