I agree this isn't the place to cover the detail of this case, but suggesting that a 'from' or 'reply to' address implies something about what/who the sender is representing really does need to be challenged. For brevity I will not do so here myself, but will leave the arguments as an exercise for the reader.
Paul /)/+) 2009/7/7 Kevin Wells <[email protected]> > 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 >
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