Leading Tory councillor calls anti-cuts protesters "retards"

12:53pm Fri February 25th
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With a meeting approving cuts of £65 million and 1,300 redundancies, the leader of the Conservative group on Hull City Council has landed himself in hot water by calling anti-cuts protesters in the public gallery “retards”:

The term is not without previous political controversy. Fiery Democrat operator and Mayor-elect of Chicago Rahm Emanuel was forced to apologise after calling a group of liberal activists “f***ing retarded”. A spokesperson for the White House, where Emanuel was working as Chief of Staff to Barack Obama, said that the executive “remains committed to addressing the concerns and needs of Americans living with disabilities and recognizes that derogatory remarks demean us all”.

Let’s see if Councillor Fareham does the right thing.

UPDATE: The UK’s leading learning disability charity Mencap have told Scrapbook that the remark was “completely unacceptable”:

If that term was used by an elected representative, it is completely unacceptable. It is a difficult and unsettling time for many people with a learning disability at the moment due to local councils cutting services, so this language adds insult to injury. The ignorant use of language contributes to a culture where people with a disability, and their families, continue to be regularly subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

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  1. Richard
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 1:32 pm | Permalink

    You should check out John Fareham’s record for insulting his staff.

    http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Aide-claims-Lord-Mayor-John-Fareham-told-lesbian-hair/article-2871581-detail/article.html

    http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/ghghg-hghghg-ghghg/article-2891086-detail/article.html

    He put it down to bad memory and jokes, but was forced to stand down.

  2. Guido Fawkes
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    Retards is not necessarily a pejorative word is it?

    –verb (used with object)
    1.
    to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.

    They are trying to retard the reduction of the deficit.

  3. Political Scrapbook
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 2:45 pm | Permalink

    Come off it, Guido.

  4. Un Funny
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 3:05 pm | Permalink

    Seems that this councillor has a record of using this kind of language, having been censured for use of the word ‘cripple’ in the past. Hopefully someone will be telling the Standards Committee.

    monitoring.officer.pas@hullcc.gov.uk

  5. Steve
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 3:51 pm | Permalink

    I find it ironic that you are happy to witchhunt a tory for using retard but you see nothing wrong with calling people nutjobs

  6. Serotonin
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 4:38 pm | Permalink

    Apparently someone doesn’t understand the difference between a verb and a noun.

  7. Riffler
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Permalink

    Only a retard could argue that “retard” isn’t offensive.

  8. Steve, Hull
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 9:36 pm | Permalink

    There’s no dressing this up. It’s diabolical language and behaviour. Hull has enough problems coping with Tory cuts and Liberal incompetence at the moment, it doesn’t need this. Truly offensive.

  9. Diane Ayre
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 9:49 pm | Permalink

    I for one was disgusted witht he comment made, i was sat in that gallery, so an apology is in order, and a public one at that……………………………….

  10. Chris Cheetham
    Posted February 26, 2011 at 11:04 am | Permalink

    Someone should report him to the Standards Committee. I’ve complained about the Leader of Lancashire County Council who clearly does not like criticism either.

  11. Chrissy
    Posted February 26, 2011 at 3:18 pm | Permalink

    As well as the use of the term ‘retard’ which was offensive enough on its own, he also implies they cannot be classed as ‘real’ people! That’s so so bad. Public apology needed too right.

  12. Celia
    Posted February 26, 2011 at 4:14 pm | Permalink

    How exactly do these people get elected to public office. Surely no-one in their right mind would vote for them?

  13. John Robson
    Posted February 26, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Permalink

    Totally disgusting!!

  14. Colin
    Posted February 27, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Permalink

    Guido you numpty.

    To retard is one thing but to call a person a ‘retard’ is something else entirely.

    I think it’s a noun vs verb thing, but hey what do I know.

  15. Red Rag
    Posted February 28, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Permalink

    The repeat convicted drink driver defending someone calling a group of people with learning and physical difficulties “the usual group of retards”…..if two people ever deserved each other.

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  111. By Bernard and Paul on February 27, 2011 at 9:10 am

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    RT @BernardAndPaul: Cllr John Fareham of KoHCC you are a disgrace – http://bit.ly/ft5cNG. Help dstroy public services & then insult thos …

  117. By Political Scrapbook on February 28, 2011 at 8:32 am

    Tory apologises in local press for calling cuts protesters "retards" http://bit.ly/dHNuFl after our coverage here http://bit.ly/eBt3Ns

  118. By Jamie Franklin on February 28, 2011 at 11:46 am

    RT @Aiannucci: Councellor tweets that anti cut protestors are retards. http://bit.ly/i96OBJ

  119. By matthewhoulihan on February 28, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    RT @BernardAndPaul: Cllr John Fareham of KoHCC you are a disgrace – http://bit.ly/ft5cNG. Help dstroy public services & then insult thos …

  120. By Protesters targeted with “retard” rant had learning disabilities | Political Scrapbook on February 28, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    [...] is mounting on the Tories’ leader on Hull City Council to resign. After Scrapbook exposed his tweet calling anti-cuts protesters “retards” it has emerged several people targeted by his [...]

  121. By clare slaney on February 28, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    RT @Aiannucci: Councellor tweets that anti cut protestors are retards. http://bit.ly/i96OBJ

  122. By Paul Trussell on March 1, 2011 at 10:17 am

    “@Aiannucci: Councellor tweets that anti cut protestors are retards. http://bit.ly/i96OBJ”

  123. By clairey wairey on March 2, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    RT @Aiannucci: Councellor tweets that anti cut protestors are retards. http://bit.ly/i96OBJ

  124. By Sky Pendle on March 2, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Does it suprise you? RT @hendohimself #Tory councillor calls public "retards" http://tinyurl.com/6k33dz5 #nastyparty

  125. By Cllr John Taylor on March 3, 2011 at 7:57 pm

    RT @psbook: Leading Tory councillor http://politicalscrapbook.net/2011/02/leading-tory-councillor-calls-anti-cuts-protesters-retards/

  126. By ŽIŽEK/GAGA: Communism Knows No Monster | Deterritorial Support Group on March 21, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    [...] Saturday. We have already seen Labour and Conservative politicians dip into their stores of insult, ‘retards’ among the most well know, to describe anti-cuts protesters disrupting council meetings. Gaga perhaps anticipates this in the [...]

  127. By ŽIŽEK/GAGA: Communism Knows No Monster (via Deterritorial Support Group) « Zizek Resource Centre on May 26, 2011 at 10:51 am

    [...] Saturday. We have already seen Labour and Conservative politicians dip into their stores of insult, ‘retards’ among the most well know, to describe anti-cuts protesters disrupting council meetings. Gaga perhaps anticipates this in the [...]

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