There has been heated debate regarding Cllr
John Worrow in the past handful of days here on Ville Views. As Ive reported
and as was updated by him, the threat of legal action hangs over this blog with
regard to the “Mucho Worrow” blog entry and the comments after. I published a
housekeeping post to make it clear what I would and would not allow and I am
thankful to those who have supported my stance.
I have tried, away from the blog, to
discuss with him the situation in an effort to avoid the threat and to improve
relations. I have been reasonable with him and tried to find common ground. I
thought this had been found until I asked him to withdraw his threat of legal
action against me. He responded with an implied claim of harassment against him.
I must make it absolutely clear to everyone
reading this that there is no basis to this claim as I have made no threats
towards him or acted in any way which would be seen as harassing him.
It’s possible that legal action will be taken,
though I don’t believe it to be the case. I defend my right to hold politicians
to account, whether it be comfortable for them or not. I have stayed within the
law while doing so and I have not done anything which could reasonably be seen
as improper.
I still believe that despite this the
tension can be resolved and better relations can be built. The housekeeping
rules remain as they are and I ask those commenting to be respectful of others whatever
their argument. Calling people “bigots”, while not offensive, is something I’d
like to see less of. Prove it through the argument itself not the name calling,
please.