Luke Akehurst’s Sick Mind
I first met councillor Luke Akehurst the other week. We met for coffee in Leather Lane, and we spent a very pleasant hour talking about Hackney, its people and its politics. I enjoyed it. He seemed a nice guy.
I was astonished, then, to read this disgusting, sick, vile and idiotic statement on his blog:
Maybe instead of Labour fielding a candidate in Haltemprice & Howden we should find a Martin Bell type candidate - preferably a recently retired senior police officer, or a survivor or relative of a victim of a terrorist attack, to run under the following 5 word candidate description: “Independent - for detaining terrorism suspects”.
I can’t believe how repulsive and politically stupid Luke’s suggestion is. Nor am I alone. Nation of Shopkeepers sums up my feelings perfectly:
Did he really mean that? Did he really mean that they should dig out a mother of someone blown to bits by terrorists and plaster her face all over an obnoxious ‘dog whistle’, knuckle dragging authoritarian campaign? The answer, unfortunately for his children, is yes, he did.
So does Rachel, who survived the terrorist bombings in London.
I expect terrorists to attack our freedoms and our democracy by using fear and terror to hurt us. I was right there, seven feet away from a 19 year old suicide bomber in my carriage on 7/7 and lucky to escape with my life when he killed 26 fellow passengers.
I object vehemently to your assumption that victims of terrorism can be waved about to us as a bloodied figleaf to cover up a naked desire to be seen to be tough on terror for entirely politcal purposes, I object to being used as a political football, and if ‘for the victims’ is going to be invoked for this kind of liberty-trashing fearmongering, then this ‘victim’ (hate that word)is going to shout right back that those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.
Akehurst, your opinions are disgraceful. You do not deserve to win the parliamentary seat you crave, and I hope the voters in Chatham Ward give you a good kicking when they next go to the polls. I am personally going to canvass against you and make sure every single voter knows what appalling views you hold.
Published on 15th June, 2008
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