Thread by @docrussjackson

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Somehow I've managed to stay blissfully unaware of grotesque hard-right dimwit & Tory MP Karl McCartney.

Who is ?

Let's allow his words, record, & myriad investigations to speak for themselves...

https://twitter.com/karlmccartney/status/1523210849057394688

In March 2017, the Electoral Commission fined the @Conservatives £70,000 following an investigation into Party spending during #GE2015 (the same Electoral Commission that oversees free & fair elections, & which the antidemocratic Tories have just removed independence from).

During #GE2015 coaches of activists were transported to marginal constituencies, enabling its candidates to gain a financial advantage over opponents. In consequence, Karl McCartney was investigated by Lincolnshire Police over spending rules.

thelincolnite.co.uk/2016/06/lincol…

Lincolnshire Police passed a file to the CPS who announced no further action would be taken & McCartney issued a threatening letter to all other candidates for the Lincoln seat, warning of legal action against false, misleading or defamatory statements.

thelincolnite.co.uk/2017/05/karl-m…

In January 2021 the Judicial Conduct Investigation Office issued a formal warning to McCartney for referring to his role as a Magistrate in election material, despite having been reprimanded for this previously.

Tories think rules don't apply to them.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

This reprimand said the leaflet "gave the appearance of seeking to gain advantage" & the JCIO noted that McCartney had previously received a disciplinary sanction for similar behaviour & was unwilling to acknowledge the inappropriateness of his actions.

Yep, typical Tory MP.

Then in July 2021, it was announced that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards was investigating McCartney for failing to declare an interest in a company run by his brother, finding he had "made false declarations for more than a decade about his links to a family firm."

The Parliamentary watchdog found McCartney breached transparency rules THREE TIMES, including saying he was a company director when he wasn't!

He apologised for "two specific breaches," seemingly too stupid or pompous to acknowledge there were three.

businessinsider.com/conservative-m…

The rule-breaking throwback McCartney has some views which most normal people find grotesque, eg he is opposed to the idea of same-sex marriage, arguing in 2012 the logical conclusion of gay marriage 'would be to also allow bigamy & child marriages'. 😬

huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/20/kar…

Also in 2012, McCartney for some reason insisted a report into a Lincolnshire academy trust - which led to the resignation due to "personal reasons" of its chief exec (earning £200,000+ per year) - should NOT be published. 🤔

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

In 2013, McCartney apologised to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for the content of notes he had sent to staff, including accusing one of "talking shit" - which is pretty ironic given the huge amount of shit McCartney comes out with.

telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopic…

The notes were described by IPSA Chief Executive as 'abusive', 'offensive' & 'condescending'.

"I apologise unreservedly to IPSA for my comments which were inappropriate... You will not see me making similar remarks in the future", he whined, but his was revealed as bullshit.

The following month he said that IPSA's incompetence had forced MPs from all parties to borrow money & that he had had to ask his mummy & daddy for financial assistance. Poor baby,

telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopic…

McCartney also said that he had been told by a "senior IPSA official" that the organisation intended to "damage MPs as much as possible," a claim that IPSA said was "wild... simply untrue." - unsurprising given McCartney's loose grip on reality & his proven lack of integrity...

In November 2014, McCartney was in the news again, this time complaining to @Twitter about its "security changes" & denying claims of "favouriting" a pornographic image on Twitter.

He claimed he never used the "favourite" function. 🤥

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

McCartney's attitude to women was once again criticised after a councillor sent him a tweet comparing the 2015 election all female Labour Party shortlist in his constituency to women modelling underwear, which McCartney simply dismissed.

telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

In November 2020, McCartney was *of course* among the signatories of a letter to The Telegraph from the "Common Sense Group" of Conservative MPs accusing the National Trust of "cultural Marxism" - the antisemitic conspiracy theory that inspired far-right terrorist Anders Breivik.

And just this week, despite the Tories losing a Lincoln seat, sycophantic tone deaf dimwit McCartney is once again in the news - this time saying #Partygate was "over-hyped" & claiming "Boris Johnson has done amazing things". He certainly fucking has Karl.
lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-n…

In 2019, McCartney apologised for promoting far-right propaganda by retweeting posts from supporters of 'Tommy Robinson', sharing several of his posts along with others from Katie Hopkins which contained "anti-Muslim & anti-Semitic material".

bbc.co.uk/news/election-…

Unfortunately, Tory Karl McCartney is the current MP for Lincoln. He was first elected at the 2010 general election, was defeated by Labour's Karen Lee at #GE2017, but was - very sadly for all the decent people in his constituency - re-elected at #GE2019.

thelincolnite.co.uk/2017/06/labour…