Southwark Councillor Dan Garfield calls cyclists "Murde

mybreakfastconsisted

http://twitter.com/#!/DanGarfield

He's the chair of the Transport Committee, apparently.

mybreakfastconsisted

Whoops, that should be "Murderous", sorry!

bails87

Why, what did he say?

mroli

Looks like he said something along the lines of "almost got run over by a murderous cyclist".

He has then been clarifying his remarks to say that he only meant the cyclist that almost "killed" him.

To be fair - leaping up and down about someone tweeting in a private capacity about being scared by a cyclist is a bit pants.

mybreakfastconsisted

Dear Mr Garfield.

I am sorry a cyclist nearly hit you, bad cyclists can be annoying, but as someone who cycles in the area I think your Twitter remarks are irresponsible. Motorists really don't need an excuse to act recklessly towards cyclists when public figures label them "Murderous", and the consequences are frequently much worse than when a cyclist and pedestrian collide.

Best regards

spin

dhope

Dear MBC,

I'm sorry someone on Twitter offended you, but as someone who uses the internet regularly I doubt the faux outrage is required. Internet users appreciate that Twitter is almost universally pointless twaddle and the consequences of assuming otherwise can be catastrophic - I point you to Mr 'Robin Hood airport has a week to get their shit together or I'm blowing the place sky high' as an example of what happens when a tweet is taken seriously.

Best Regards

Paulie W

Whatever the status of Twitter, doesnt it seem a little bit stupid for a politician - especially someone with responsibilities relating to transport - to make this statement?!

HamishD

dhope wrote:

Dear MBC,

I'm sorry someone on Twitter offended you, but as someone who uses the internet regularly I doubt the faux outrage is required. Internet users appreciate that Twitter is almost universally pointless twaddle and the consequences of assuming otherwise can be catastrophic - I point you to Mr 'Robin Hood airport has a week to get their shoot together or I'm blowing the place sky high' as an example of what happens when a tweet is taken seriously.

Best Regards

Just this.

tailwindhome

How can this man be chair of a transport committee after murdering a cyclist?

Clarion

The man's a communications professional, apparently.

And his leadership of the transport Committee explains an awful lot about transport infrastructure (or lack thereof) in Southwark.

UndercoverElephant

TailWindHome wrote:

How can this man be chair of a transport committee after murdering a cyclist?

It's part of the initiation, apparently! :x

chadders81

His phone number is on LFGSS if anybody wants a chat. He hasn't been answering apparently.

W1

mroli wrote:

Looks like he said something along the lines of "almost got run over by a murderous cyclist".

He has then been clarifying his remarks to say that he only meant the cyclist that almost "killed" him.

So not cyclists, then - a cyclist.

Way to go on the old accuracy again brekkie.

Greg T

Clarion wrote:

The man's a communications professional, apparently.

Public servant communications professional.


You may draw your own conclusions

mybreakfastconsisted

Read the link:


DanGarfield Dan Garfield
@ @AndrewHewitt10 hate cyclists - full of 'I'm a kind person' whilst POTENTIALY KILLING PEOPLE. hash tag #cyclistsaremurderous

Greg T

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https://member.lgiu.org.uk/about/people ... field.aspx

Dan Garfield is the LGiU's public affairs manager. He is responsible for LGiU’s relations with key parliamentarians and works to further the influence of LGiU’s policy in Westminster and Whitehall.

Dan joined the LGiU in September 2008 and his previous experience includes working in Parliament for Rob Flello MP, and as a political consultant for Connect Public Affairs. He has worked on public affairs campaigns for a number of clients including housing associations, trade unions, and membership groups.

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Am i the only one . . . . .

Come the revolution etc

greg66_tri_v2.0

Communications, eh?

Well, you have to admit, he did manage to get his message across.

Clever Pun

hash tag #wanker