Dear All
When you think of Lib Dems you think a bit
wooly in the head, but in recent months sex has come to the forth with claims
being made against elected members!
The latest shocker is that a Liberal Democrat
council leader has resigned after being arrested on suspicion of possessing
indecent images of children.
And it isn’t just an old pleb or hack, it
is Councillor Derek Osbourne, who has been leader of Kingston upon Thames since
2003.
Osbourne has been arrested by Police, and
depending on their investigation, he could be facing trial, if convicted, well,
it should be jail.
The new acting leader of Kingston Council
said the local Liberal Democrat group were “deeply shocked” by the arrest.
This just goes to show you never know what
you are getting in an elected official; the public image didn’t match the
private reality.
Writing on the the Kingston Borough Liberal
Democrat website, Councillor Liz Green
informed members that Derek Osbourne has resigned from the Liberal Democrat
Group.
Jumped before he was fired presumably?
Councillor Liz Green added:
“We are deeply shocked by these allegations
but I am unable to comment further as we must now allow the police the time and
space they need to investigate the allegations thoroughly and without
prejudice.”
This sorry episode can only add to the
downward plunge that Lib Dems are experiencing can’t be trusted on pledges and
looking incredibly shaky on personal matters.
According to the London Councils’ website,
Osbourne was first elected as a councillor in 1986 before becoming leader
between 1997 and 1998, and again in 2003.
Sometimes the wrong people get elected into
public office, and one can only wonder how long Osbourne has allegedly been
looking at child porn.
And to put it more into context, Osbourne
was a parliamentary candidate for Kingston upon Thames in 1992 fighting the
then Chancellor Norman Lamont.
Luckily he was beaten, and in this case
many people if they had know about Osborne’s background would be happy with
that result, even the most rabid Tory hater would have to support that one.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a
59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday at an address in Kingston, on suspicion
of possessing indecent images of children.
The thing about the internet; is like for
the most part like walking in fresh snow, you leave a trail which cannot be wiped
out.
Osborne was taken into custody at a south
London police station and bailed to a date in August.
His political career is looking very much
like it is well and truly over.
Another example of someone who had it all
and pissed it up against the wall!
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
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