On 12/4/06, David Boothroyd david@election.demon.co.uk wrote:
- The fact that Anne Milton is quoted by Sandra Howard asserting
that
Tim Ireland was "stalking" her through the weblog is particularly significant. It is a notably extreme accusation.
Well, the jury will have to describe whether objecting to such harassment makes Anne Milton more notable than otherwise. Or whether she is reacting as a normal person might well do.
That does beg the question of whether the existence of the blog or its contents amounts to "harassment", or whether such harassment would be over and above the level of scrutiny and fair comment anyone might expect when standing for public office. I haven't made my mind up on that.
And we should let people make up their own minds by letting them see the new stories and the blog posts.