Last week, the paper edition of the Halesowen News (the only local paper not prepared to simply kowtow to the Sandwell Labour machine) ran a further story in respect of Cllr Mahboob Hussain but did not put it on their website. One or two of us asked why not via Twitter and this prompted a response yesterday from Unite the Union's Regional Officer, Brian Rickers:
"(to me) so u trust H News lol not put what u want online #shame"
Unfortunately for Rickers, the article then appeared online:
http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/11675836.Powerful_Oldbury_councillor_facing_new_allegations/
Remember that YOU can contact the regional Fraud Team investigating Sandwell Council direct on 0121 251 2175 - DS Wayne Haynes.
Later in the day a troll starting attacking Halesowen News via an account purporting to be in my wife's name (subsequently changed to a variation of my nom de plume). Immediately the tweets were commented on by, er, Brian Rickers and Cllr Darren Cooper, the joke "leader" of Sandwell Council.
Rickers copied in one Paul Reeves who appears to be another Unite person trying to claim the troll was my wife:
"(to Paul Reeves) Thanks Bro just followed (name of troll account) very interesting Linda doesn't like @halesowennews".
Of course the paper recognised immediately that this was a troll account but this obvious fact seems to have eluded (allegedly) the uber-thick Cooper who tweeted to his Unite operator, Rickers:
"Who this (ie the troll) then now Bri?"
Halesowen is a key marginal seat that Labour are desperate to win. The Labour candidate is Tom Watson's girlfriend which makes it all the more curious that Unite's Rickers should put a photo of the troll account that was attacking The News on Twitter and send it to Wealthy Watson:
"do you agree with trolling Tom Jules (ie me) won't ask properly".
Perhaps Tom or Steph will let us know why Unite are so keen to attack the local paper....?
The troll account has just two followers - Mr Paul Reeves (Unite?) and, of course, Brian Rickers (Unite Regional Officer). Curiously there is a strange connection to someone in the Labour Party but I am afraid that must wait for another day.....
There have been numerous (and I mean numerous) troll accounts now set up using variations of "Vernon Grant" and it seems likely that, with time on their hands, The Skidder and Mrs Skidder are going to face a sustained onslaught of abuse over the holiday period. But The Skidder says, "No Surrender" and remains unbowed!
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