Bob Piper makes the BBC

It would appear that the story of Bob Piper and the "sort-it spoof" has now made the BBC. Grant Shapps MP, one of the Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party is quoted as saying.

"I assume and hope that they (the council) will immediately ask him to take it down and possibly take some disciplinary action themselves. If they do not then there's the option of taking it further.... I am sure the Commission for Racial Equality would be interested. It just shows a spectacular lack of judgement. I know that Bob Piper represents a reasonably diverse and ethnic area - what could he be thinking of to post this up on his blog?"

A reasonable point made by Grant really. The leader of Sandwell Council is also quoted as saying

"I think it overstepped the mark quite frankly and I will be taking measures to see Councillor Piper as soon as possible"

For me the biggest issue is that if someone from the right had produced the same "satire" the reaction would've been total outrage from the Left with accusations of racism. There is something worrying with this intellectual position that many on the Left have which asserts they are not capable of racism because of their ideological purity. It's bollocks.