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The big question is quickly becoming: Are we still living in Britain, where freedom of speech and democracy are supposed to be held dear? This question has to be asked because of the latest advice issued by the National Association of Local Councils to all 8,500 of its parish councils.
It advises all member councils to adopt a new “media policy” barring councillors from speaking to journalists without the written consent of the whole authority and ban journalists from contacting councillors directly - all contact would have to be made through the council clerk.
It goes even further. If councillors dared to flout the policy, and spoke to journalists without consent, they would not be permitted to use the title “councillor”.
Is it right to propose that people who are elected to represent their local communities cannot speak to a journalist - not even their local magazine or newspaper-withoutbeing stifled by red tape? Imagine trying to get a comment on a local issue and having to wait for a councilmeetingtoapprove permission for the relevant people to say something on behalf of those who elected them!
Eric Pickles, communities secretary, has already described it as “Stalinist”. Well done Eric.
Politicians at every level should have the freedom to engage with journalists because freedom of speech is a vital part of our democracy.
We must never lose that ability.
Ron Hall, Editor
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