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Thursday, 6 February 2014

Spiral Notebook: How a voter's inquiry into election canvassers ends up with him denounced as a 'pervert'

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By Giles Broadbent

In December, I made the Mayor's Office very angry. One of the disciples was quickly on the case, shouting a lot and accusing me of all sorts of devilry before slamming down the phone.

My crime? I had reported that an inquiry would investigate claims that cold callers in Wapping, who were presenting themselves as from Tower Hamlets Homes, were actually peddling the mayor.