![]() ![]() Lady Whistledown tweeted another link to the Angus Council website with the caption “My comments” 31 minutes later, at 10.39pm, this time to a story about funding for safer travel routes quoting communities convener Mark Salmond.Īngus Council renews commitment to reducing the impact of child poverty | Angus Council – my comments Mr Wann told us he was first contacted about Lady Whistledown tweeting a link to the Angus Council press release on Monday after the community Facebook page Flatpack Angus shared a screenshot at 10.08pm – nearly six hours after the original tweet went live – and publicly accused him of running the profile. “How can anyone support locally a candidate that doesn’t even leaflet in the right town?” Two minutes later, Mr Wann – who does not follow the account and said he was unaware of its content until this week – published on his own Facebook: “Labour candidate for Angus South is leafleting Forfar – when you parachute a candidate in, you surely provide them with a geography lesson. “How could anyone support a candidate that is leafleting the wrong town. On April 26 at 2.11pm, before the story appeared in the press and in what appears to be the first online reference to the gaffe, Lady Whistledown wrote to the account’s 115 followers: “Ouch – does the labour candidate really think Forfar is in Angus South? This includes a pair of similarly worded posts hitting out at Labour’s Scottish Parliament election candidate Graeme McKenzie, who was criticised for posting campaign materials in the wrong Angus constituency. Our analysis of social media posts shared by Lady Whistledown over a number of months found striking resemblances to content on the public profiles of Mr Wann, a one-time General Election candidate for the Scottish Conservatives. It has published and retweeted content described by opposition councillors as “misogynistic and transphobic”, including disparaging comments about the appearance of prominent female politicians, so any connection to the account would be seen as highly embarrassing for Mr Wann, who campaigns against online bullying and was linked to the ‘Angus, think before you type’ initiative. The account features a profile picture of Marilyn Monroe and appears to be fashioned after Lady Whistledown, the nom de plume of an anonymous newsletter columnist who uses her words to influence Regency high society in the hit show Bridgerton. Mr Wann, who serves as children and learning convener in the council’s ruling administration, had shared the same press release on his own Facebook page 15 minutes earlier but rejected as “absolute rubbish” any suggestion he is involved in running the (Lady Whistledown) AngusFreeofSNP profile. #Opening an account in the site whistle phone seriesLoading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner.Ī senior Tory councillor has denied running an anonymous anti-SNP troll account fashioned after the Lady Whistledown character in the popular Netflix series Bridgerton.ĭerek Wann, who represents Arbroath East and Lunan on Angus Council, was linked to the account by social media users after it tweeted – in a departure from its usual content – the words “my comments” and a link to a council press release with only his remarks. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. ![]() Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. ![]() Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. ![]() Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. ![]()
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