Sefton Conservative councillor caught with porn on council laptop again

A Conservative councillor in Sefton has been caught with porn on his council laptop for the second time.

Cllr Peter Papworth took his laptop to a council contractor reporting that it was running slow and his browsing history showed that he was browsing porn on the laptop on a regular basis.

Cllr Papworth has been removed from all council committees and has had his council IT equipment removed until May next year.

UKIP 2, Conservatives nil

UKIP has had a double dose of good fortune this week with the defection to UKIP of Conservative councillor and former Mayor of Sefton, Councillor Alf Doran and the announcement that former Conservative donor, Stuart Wheeler, has joined UKIP and been appointed Party Treasurer.

Councillor Doran said he couldn't represent a party whose leader couldn't be trusted and has switched allegiances to UKIP.  He is due to stand for re-election next year and will sit as a UKIP councillor until then.

Stuart Wheeler, who holds the record for the UK's largest single political donation of £5m to the Conservatives in 2001, was booted out of the Conservatives last year for donating £100,000 to UKIP's election campaign.  He formed his own party shortly afterwards to contest an election but failed to retain his deposit and has now decided to return to mainstream politics with UKIP.  He joined UKIP and was appointed Party Treasurer by a vote of the NEC on Monday.

They say things come in three's.  Let's hope the third piece of good fortune is a UKIP win in Oldham & Saddleworth tomorrow.

New UKIP candidate for Sefton Central seat calls for tougher penalties for criminals

STRONGER penalties for criminals are among the priorities of the new UK Independence Party candidate fighting for the Sefton Central seat.

Peter Harper, 42, who has been adopted as the new parliamentary candidate, strongly opposes the Human Rights Act and wants to see a return to “traditional” British law.
Born and raised in Aintree Village, where he was a parish councillor, Mr Harper has been active in local politics since 2000.

He said: “I strongly oppose the Human Rights Act and seek a return to traditional British law, under which criminals could be found guilty and treated appropriately and under which the victims of crime felt safe and protected from the criminals whose rights are now placed above those of their victims.

“I have been pleased to act on behalf of a number of local residents following their approaches to me to help them resolve issues they were experiencing in matters relating to Sefton Council and to various local and national organisations.”

UKIP’s policies include controlled immigration, a flat tax system, more independence for schools and teachers as well as the opportunity to call for a local referendum on major issues.His belief is that UKIP is “the party of common sense values, combined with the courage of its membership to stand up for the rights and traditions of the British people.”

The self-employed IT consultant has previously worked for Barclays as well as Royal Insurance and recently completed a full term of office as a Maghull High School governor.He is also a member of Sefton’s Schools Appeals Panel, is on Oriel Drive Youth Club’s management committee and is an ex-chairman of Aintree Ratepayers Association.

Mr Harper, who is married with two young children, said: “UKIP must leave the EU, which costs us more than £115 million net a week and cut business red tape, spending the savings on better schools, hospitals, pension and policing.”