Brian Coleman poster banned as ‘offensive’


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6:05 am - August 26th 2009

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Brian Coleman FBU poster

According to Adam Bienkov at Tory Troll:

The above poster of Brian Coleman has been banned from all London fire stations after it was deemed “offensive”, “inappropriate” and a safety risk.

The image (click for full size) was torn down from union notice boards across London after a direct order from management.

Read about the full controversy on Tory Troll.

The story has also been picked up by the Barnet Times:

“OFFENSIVE” cartoon posters critical of London Fire Authority chairman Brian Coleman have been ripped down from fire stations across London.

The poster, devised by London Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) to encourage members to vote for industrial action, shows the Mayor of Barnet wearing a large gold medallion and dropping money down the drain.

It was banned from all London fire stations last Friday after London Fire Brigade (LFB) managers deemed it to be “offensive”, “inappropriate” and a safety risk.

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1. Joel

Something being personally insulting would not have struck me as a bannable offence in the current climate– Character Assassination is so commonplace in the print media every day.

I for one often dislike the viciousness of character assassination (not sure about this example yet, though). But when it is so very common, a (potentially, arguably) valid political point like this poster is trying to make should not really take the banhammer.

2. Shatterface

Unless the poster is painted on a sharp-edged metal plate and precariously balanced over a doorway, I can’t see how it poses a ‘safety risk’.

This is censorship at it’s silliest.


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