(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!)
Hot on the heels of allegations that Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard sexually harassed women, the Liberal Democrats are desperately trying to suppress a report into an equally damaging second sexual harassment case.
An independent report into allegations that Lib Dem MP and Portsmouth councillor Mike Hancock (he has since resigned the party’s parliamentary whip over the allegations) sexually harassed a woman constituent concluded that Hancock behaved in an “irresponsible and damaging way”.
Staying true to the Lib Dems’ claim that they are the true party of open government, the report was immediately hidden from public view and a copy which was requested by the alleged victim of Hancock’s harassment had large parts redacted by party officials.
But as if all that was bad enough, Lib Dem run Portsmouth City Council is now using local taxpayers’ money to fight a demand in a High Court case to reveal the full contents of the report.
Here’s the full story from the Portsmouth News:
Portsmouth City Council to appeal bid to release QC’s report into Mike Hancock’s conduct
Boy there must be something in that report the Lib Dems really really really don’t want us to see.
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Thanks to Philip Walker for the heads up on this.
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Related articles by Tom Pride:
Lib Dem peer attacks ‘secret justice’ for fellow peer Lord Rennard but backs it for everyone else
Nick Clegg pledges clampdown on harassment of hot Lib Dem peers by women
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Reblogged this on Beastrabban’s Weblog and commented:
This case has been in Private Eye for the past few weeks now. Unfortunately, it’s part of a number of cases where local politicians are trying to use the law to suppress reporters and members of the public covering or criticising their meetings and activities. This case is particularly sinister, coming after the revelations about Cyril Smith, who successfully used his position as MP to avoid prosecution for his abuse of boys in care homes. And with the Lib-Dems backing the Conservative’s campaign for secret courts, this whole business bodes very ill for British open government and democracy. John Stewart Mill would be appalled.
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there a right bunch of liberals really.
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These revelations were also brought to the public’s attention by The Guardian on Christmas Eve – a ‘good day to hide bad news’ if ever there was one. What doesn’t appear to have been noticed yet (I’ve not seen it in print) is that if a QC is appointed the investigator in any cases that might explode in Parliament’s face (they’re all at it – not just one party), it signals that the subject matter is very much a ‘hot potato’. Examples I’ve noticed are as follows. Over £1 million went missing from Sport England’s coffers. Result: ‘Yes, it went missing but we don’t know where’
No resulting charges. The Ratcliffe on Soar investigation was initially the responsibility of a QC but that later transferred (once it had been’sorted’) to the IPCC.The results of this ‘enquiry’ can still be found on-line. Why do they bother.?
Then of course the 2 Lib Dems escapades have been ‘fully documented. The Rennard report, according to Carlile The QC, will never see the light of day. You will of course remember Cameron’s committment on coming to power was to “transparency” being fundamental to his period in office. A QC should investigate this outright lie.
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Is this why their is suddenly a minister for Portsmouth !?!?
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You probably know that there is no offence of libel against dead people, and that this means there is now no obstacle against publishing evidence of Lord McAlpine’s activities.
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The Portsmouth Lib-Dems and Hancock are trying to keep this buried at least until 2015 when he will stand down in favour of his local poodle. A fellow councillor for his ward vice chair of the licensing committee was exposed for running an unlicensed club with sex acts about a year ago.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10269281.The_sex_club_run_by_Mistress_Sarah_in_the_home_of_a_councillor/
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