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Originally Posted by JCB
This Political Column is not the new name for the Leader's Viewpoint Column .
We had the Leader's Viewpoint Column written by Miles Parkinson in last week's Observer .
It is a new creation
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To be pedantic, you're right.
In reality, Cllr. Britcliffe's old Leader's Column has just been renamed as the Political Column.
Miles Parkinson said in his first Leader's Column the other week, that he at first turned it down, but decided against it, in order that other Labour councillors can use it to write about what they're doing.
A former Leader who loved publicity, and a new one who doesn't seem as keen on courting the press, does not equal political bias.
As stated earlier, if you contacted the Observer and your dog's dinner now looked vaguely like the Virgin Mary, the story would more than likely be splashed across the next issue's front page.
To counteract accusations of bias, perhaps the new council should be more proactive in telling the press what they are, and what they plan to do.