Comments on: Pat on own back: Councillor says Daily Echo should take responsibility for his online alter ego

By: From the Online » Daily Digest for 2009-01-13

From the Online » Daily Digest for 2009-01-13 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:05:12 +0000

[...] Posted an item Pat on own back: Councillor says Daily Echo should take responsibility for his online alter ego [...]

By: Judith Townend

Judith Townend — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:42:15 +0000

Nationals have now picked up on this (perhaps after Press Association reported on it?): if you want to read some linkless articles follow this Google Search: http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&ncl=1292513711

By: Parasta nyt, 13. Tammikuuta · Pohdiskeleva Liftari

Parasta nyt, 13. Tammikuuta · Pohdiskeleva Liftari — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:01:23 +0000

[...] Pat on own back: Councillor says Daily Echo should take responsibility for his online alter ego | Jo… Brittivaltuutettu kävi ylistämässä itseään nimimerkin takaa sanomalehden keskustelupalstalla. Sanomalehti vihelsi pelin poikki tekemällä asiasta jutun, ja nyt anonyymit öyhöttäjät ovat raivoissaan nimisuojan rikkomisesta. Siis häh? [...]

By: James Hatts

James Hatts — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:22:09 +0000

What none of the coverage of this incident has mentioned is that if Cllr Grower had been a businessman rather than a councillor, his sockpuppeting would be illegal under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.