Police ask blogger to remove tweet about Ukip

[muriel_volestrangler]

Concerns raised about stifling of political debate after police visit man following complaint from Ukip councillor over policy tweet

Police have asked a blogger to remove a tweet that fact-checked Ukip policies but did not break any laws after receiving a complaint from a Ukip councillor, prompting concern over attempts to stifle debate.

Michael Abberton was visited by two Cambridgeshire police officers on Saturday. He was told he had not committed any crimes and no action was taken against him, but he was asked to delete some of his tweets, particularly a tongue-in-cheek one on 10 reasons to vote for Ukip, such as scrapping paid maternity leave and raising income tax for the poorest 88% of Britons.

Abberton, a Green party member who writes a blog on science and green politics, described the incident on his Axe of Reason blog.
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However, to show goodwill Abberton removed all instances of the offending tweet.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/12/police-ask-blogger-remove-legitimate-tweet-ukip

Very odd. If anyone can find what was deleted, I'd like to look.

[Ghost Dog]

1. Here. (But this one not, apparently, deleted):

- Tweet with comments at: https://twitter.com/MichaelAbberton/status/463299139917213696/photo/1

- Found via New Statesman report: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/05/criticise-ukip-twitter-you-could-get-visit-polic