Just a quick update that local Conservative for Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy has today stated on his twitter feed that 3 Labour candidates have been reported to the police for their election leaflets too. I've asked Andrew to send details through to Editors@VisitScunthorpe.Com so that we can make sure that this is also fairly represented on the VisitScunthorpe site. We've not had anything from him or any of his colleagues through yet, but do rest assured that if they do decide to pass us details, we will publish these just as we have the charges raised on behald of the Labour candidates. As Andrew and his friends will be reading this article, I'll ask again, if there are any Conservative Candidates who would like to provide us with information about why they are standing, what they can offer the voters and which wards, we'd love to hear from you. We've had responses from every one else, other than the Conservatives and would like to include at least one of their candidates so we can give a balanced overview of what's on offer to the voter. Please email EDITORS@VISITSCUNTHORPE.COM or get in touch / follow us on tiwtter using @Thoades

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Paul As you must be well aware by now. Having been a lifelong trade unionist and previously a committed Labour supporter; by no means am I your natural conservative or Tory lover. However, after 7 years here in North Lincs; I am admittedly now less so an admirer of the arrogant and shamefaced politics and antics of Scunthorpe's leftist "mafiose". However, I have to say that I've found Brigg & Gooles new conservative MP Andrew Percy to always be courteous and prompt in responding to questions and challenges that I've raised with him. Indeed certain of North Lincolnshire's supposed and deluded local council and community leaders could do far worse, than to take a leaf out of Andrew Percy's book! Politics to one side, in my humble opinion, whether he agrees with you or not; I find Andrew to be refreshingly open, honest, frank and forthright. Unlike certain of the odious, devious and deceitful members of Scunthorpe's political class. So I am bemused as to why your pleas and challenges are seemingly falling on deaf ears?! Unless of course,there are those who struggle to raise any confidence and trust and who are prepared to risk any undue political or parochial backlash; by publicly exposing themselves on supposed independant community forums. Particularly so where they may be a perception of misguided political loyalties and bias. Or dare I suggest, equally prepared to get down and dirty by getting involved in orchestrated devious tit for tat, gutter politics. Presumably, all in a frantic and pathetic desperation to ensure that Labour hang onto control of NLC come May 5 and Scunthorpe's, soon to be marginal, seat in 3 years time. Whatever the damage and risks to North Lincolnshire's and Scunthorpe's image and reputation. Indeed, its future prospects to attract and compete for much needed influx of investment, talent and regeneration?!

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Bill, your comments are, sadly, rather laughable regarding AP's behaviour after his shameful antics on a social networking site last night. And this man is supposed to be a local MP!

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Bill I'm getting bored of half statements, innuendo and constant skirting around the subject in your posts. If you have something to say about me, please do so. Clearly, so the rest of us can understand it. The very fact that I keep diverse comments such as yours on this site clearly demonstrates the independent nature of this site. If you take the time to look at articles posted by others, you will see that they most certainly do not agree with me, yet, they remain. This in my opinion is "independent", and providing the comments and articles of others remain within the posting guidelines they will remain on the site. Indeed to date I have only ever had to remove one article submitted by a member of the public for libellous content, which I believe was written by your good sel. If you recall you re-wrote and re-submitted that article removing the personal attacks you had made and the article is still on the site today. Many forums would have deleted the post and banned the author. To date I have not banned any one, I don't want to, and will always endeavour to work with the author to come to a solution. To me this is also a sign of the site's independence. I do however find it utterly hilarious that you seem to think that there is some kind of "Misguided Loyalty", bias, collusion, leftist mafiose or that I'm prepared to "get down and dirty" in orchestrated tit for tat gutter politics. To be 100% clear, I am not a member of the Labour Party, and have not been since 1995 when I left. Yesterday's controversy was sparked by Andrew Percy tweeting, nothing else. With regards to these comments, as a public figure he really should know better than to make a statement on a social networking site, and to then not follow it up. Like wise he should also know better than to make personal attacks on individual council officers like he did later last night. I was going to do a brief entry on that today, but those points seem to cover my thoughts on it, if I get a load of comments then I'll create a separate thread for them, and include a screen shot of the tweets if people as. I'll conclude that by saying twitter user's should think more, tweet less, and switch their phones off when in the pub! Again, if Andrew would like to provide us with more details, then we will publish them in full should he email Editors@VisitScunthorpe.Com. Likewise if any Conservative Candidates would like to submit content / reviews and bio's for inclusion and publication on this site then please send them through.

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Paul Thanks for that. But I stand firmly by my comments and opinions.

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