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Council worker "lied" about police investigation of artist Victoria Culf

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DustyWindowsills · 01/07/2025 21:29

I dimly recall a news story about this last year. Artist Victoria Culf, while setting up an exhibition at Council premises (a museum), chatted about gender issues with a council worker (who brought up the subject). Subsequently the Council blocked her from easy access to her own exhibition, on the grounds of a police investigation into a hate crime. She is now suing the Council.

It now turns out (so her legal team claim) that there was no police investigation. The council worker made it all up. WTAF?

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/council-staff-lied-about-police-investigating-artist-for-gender-views-bbnf5cs2m

This is the Times. Sorry I don't know how to do those archive link thingies.

Council staff ‘lied about police investigating artist for gender views’

Victoria Culf is suing Watford council for blocking her from her exhibition after she said transitioning was harmful to children

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/council-staff-lied-about-police-investigating-artist-for-gender-views-bbnf5cs2m

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Magenta82 · 02/07/2025 06:12

This is my local council. I'm absolutely appalled that it happened, especially knowing that I paid for it.
I really hope the whole place isn't captured, I've only noticed a moderate amount of pride stuff etc.

RedToothBrush · 02/07/2025 00:27

lcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2025 21:53

An archive thingy? Let me

https://archive.ph/qzql6

I really need another word that means dystopia because I feel I'm using or thinking it so much it's getting devalued. The 'council employee', imo, should be named, shamed, fired and charged.

Edited

Surely its gross misconduct.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 01/07/2025 22:29

That's an awful story but typical of how transactivists have been allowed to behave.
Long overdue for some consequences for certain individuals

CassOle · 01/07/2025 22:14

Bring back the pillory? I'm sure someone could get their hands on some rotten tomatoes to chuck.🍅

BundleBoogie · 01/07/2025 22:10

lcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2025 21:53

An archive thingy? Let me

https://archive.ph/qzql6

I really need another word that means dystopia because I feel I'm using or thinking it so much it's getting devalued. The 'council employee', imo, should be named, shamed, fired and charged.

Edited

Wow! This is why Keir Starmer needs to get serious with these people - there is no end to their lies and deviousness in support of their ‘cause’. What will it take to make them stop?

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DustyWindowsills · 01/07/2025 22:09

Thank you Icake. 🙏🏻

I'm trying my hardest (and possibly failing) to reserve judgement on the council employee's motives and/or mental state. But the Council should have made more effort to verify the facts before taking action against the artist. If she wins the case (and I'm guessing her lawyers wouldn't make this claim without evidence), then perhaps this will be a wake-up call to lazy fuckwits in local government.

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RedNine · 01/07/2025 22:07

I am staggered at the awful, deliberate targeting of Victoria because she said words that were hurty. Yet, strangely not surprised because as we know, hurty words are punishable by the process. Jenny Stickers in Newport, for example.

lcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2025 21:53

An archive thingy? Let me

https://archive.ph/qzql6

I really need another word that means dystopia because I feel I'm using or thinking it so much it's getting devalued. The 'council employee', imo, should be named, shamed, fired and charged.

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