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Titnore candidate arrested at count

Nobody | 02.05.2008 12:00 | Ecology | Repression | South Coast

A CANDIDATE supporting the Titnore Woods eco-protest camp in Worthing has been arrested at the election count.

Dawn Smith, who was standing for the Stop Durrington's Overdevelopment - Save Titnore's Trees party, in the borough's Northbrook ward, was arrested after a row at Worthing's Assembly Hall, apparently for "disorderly behaviour".

Some campers from Titnore Woods, who had come to support her, were denied entry by security.

According to the local rag: "Others were dragged from the building by security guards crying "This is not democracy".

More later.

Nobody
- Homepage: http://www.worthingherald.co.uk

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Double standards?,Are security ordered2stop"decent"candidates with mistresses

02.05.2008 12:24

not that theres anything wrong with polygamony,
what happened? as far as I know only spouses are allowed into the count with candidate, though usually they dont check up much unless they want to crack down.

green syndicalist

Non-political police

02.05.2008 12:58

Here in the Peoples Republic of Southwark, joined with Lambeth for the local elections, it is of notice that polling clerks in Lambeth are being questioned - not arrested, for spoiling ballot papers. Just what were they doing recording electors details on the ballot paper? Does someone want to follow up those who nave 'mis-voted'?

Further  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7377724.stm

PRoS II

mis-voting happens

02.05.2008 13:54

in pretty much the same way some people will mis-speak.

peoples republic of southwark

polygamy

02.05.2008 19:29

technically having a mistress is not polygamy, polygamy is having more than one spouse, or plural marriage.

polyamory is having more than one partner.

Having a mistress or cheating on partner I think falls into neither category.

Polyamourist