Curse of Twitter strikes again . . .
You would think politicians would be well-aware of the dangers of Twitter by now, given the number of careers that have been ruined by indiscreet Twitterings.
But no.
Charlotte Blencowe, who is standing as a Tory candidate for the Wales ward in the council elections next Thursday, has fallen into the trap.
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Hide AdCharlotte' s Twitter page contains some interesting thoughts couched in some, well, unparliamentary language.
A teacher at a Sheffield school, Charlotte writes:
"Bloody sports day, I think I'd rather poke my eyes out with a hair grip!"
And she's got some interesting thoughts on the north-south divide.
"Return to the north," reads one of her posts. " I miss all the new shiny stuff."
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Hide Ad"Saturday night in South Yorkshire is horrid, wheres the life, wheres the culture, i keep forgetting where i live," reads another.
And another says: "Swine flu in Sheffield F***king great!
There's more in a similar vein, but to be fair to Charlotte, she hasn't posted recently.
But the internet's a public arena and putting this sort of stuff online isn't going to help if you've ambitions to be a serious politician.