Is church a museum for good people? | This is Cornwall
Not for the first time, thisiscornwall.co.uk has had religious sermons posted by 'trusted sources' as news.
My objection lies not in the content of the article itself, but the fact that it is presented as news.
“This is a news site, right?
If I wanted a sermon delivered to my news reader, I would follow the Methodist UK website's news feed - and I don't.
Let's try a little experiment shall we?
Arrow up for support of my writing a news article in rebuttal of religious content as news.
Arrow down for support of halting religious content on a news site.
I'll give you all a day or two. Your choice.
(If it's even, I'll vote up.)”
A further comment of mine suggests that thisiscornwall.co.uk might wish to integrate blogging services into their website, thus allowing citizen journalism and the freedom of expression to be properly delineated.
Your thoughts?
Councillor quits over 'invasion of my privacy' | This is Cornwall
"I am appalled that such intrusive material should come to our council chamber. It may be that transparency has its place in the great halls of power, but not here."
Really?
Personally, I think it more important to have transparency at the local level. MPs have the media to expose their interests. All local councillors have to fear is divulging interests that would possibly harm them should transparency reveal such interests.
Why, exactly, should local councillors not be subject to the same scrutiny as their national peers? Surely, it wouldn't be because their small-time conflicts don't affect the small-time scope of local government?
I think cllr Angwin forgets scaling in the democratic process, and he is not above it.
It is a shame, it must be said, that a councillor who has been so clearly dedicated to public service - and for such a long time - should feel that democratic transparency shouldn't apply across the board, but if he truly has nothing to hide, then what argument is there for not divulging his lack of conflicts?
None that I can imagine.
