BLUE-BLOODED SEX PEST STRIKES IN SWINDON

FROM CORNISH TORIES caught with their fingers in the public purse, we now turn to Swindon, where Councillor Nick Martin has been slapped on the wrist for having his clammy fingers all over the public servants. Well known in the town for being one of the nastier characters amongst the local Tory clique (and believe us, there’s plenty to choose from), Martin is now in hot water over his wandering hands. At a recent social function, Martin – Deputy Mayor and Conservative councillor – was found guilty of inappropriate conduct for rubbing the hair and head of council officer Helen Miah. The married father was also found guilty of passing borderline-pervy comments about Ms. Miah’s haircut. Miah, who described herself as “freaked out” by the incident also told how the Martin ran his hands over her back, commenting “I’ve been dying to do that all night,” while his wife sat only a few metres away. It has since emerged that Ms. Miah had complained previously about the dirty deputy when she saw him touching female council employees inappropriately in 2008. Despite a clear pattern of alleged dirty behaviour, Martin has been let off gently: being forced to attend sensitivity training and write letters of apology. However, thanks to Helen Miah standing up for herself, Martin will at least be placed under heightened public pressure to behave, not to mention the fact that his long-held ambition of stepping into the mayor’s bejewelled boots will now be in tatters.