28 June 2005

Not funny

The Herald reports on a hoax press release:
"A HOAXER who issued an official-looking press release suggesting that Malcolm Chisholm is gay was last night at the centre of a police investigation.The message was sent out to newspapers and broadcasters from a Scottish Executive computer account and purported to be a statement from the communities minister announcing he was in love with another man. Speaking to journalists in the Scottish Parliament later, Mr Chisholm appeared relaxed about the incident."It's a load of garbage," he said."

What is the point of issuing a press release which will quickly and obviously be revealed as fake? And how are Mrs Chisholm and their children supposed to feel? Scottish politics can do without this sort of nonsense.

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