This hypocrisy is almost laughable

At the full Council meeting on November 22, Cllr Griffiths, the Labour Councillor for Twydall Ward, attacked Cllr Doe, the Conservative Councillor for Rainham South, by saying Cllr Doe’s comments about “paranoia” amongst the public were apparently slagging them off.

I did, at the time, make a note of this, and one reminding me to write this simple question on my blog: “does the phrase “little Hitler” mean anything to Cllr Griffiths? I only ask because just one week previously, the independent Standards Hearing Panel had found that Cllr Griffiths was in breach of paragraphs 2(b) of the Members’ Code of Conduct, which states that a member “must treat others with respect”, by calling a junior Council official “little Hitler”.

According to Cllr Griffith’s own Socialist beliefs, there is no such thing as superiority. Therefore, Cllr Doe’s declaration of a state of mind was no worse than Cllr Griffith’s direct insult (even if he was simply repeating a resident’s words). Thus Cllr Griffiths was in no place to criticise Cllr Doe, particularly when, according to my beliefs, a direct insult is far more serious than a declaration of a state of mind.

If it weren’t so frightening how this hypocrisy came so naturally to Cllr Griffiths, how he was quick to forget his own slap on the wrist and judge someone else, it could almost be considered amusing. Now there’s a concept.