Councillor takes issue with social media comments from 'nutcases'

Councillor quickly clarifies remark after branding social media critics ‘nutcases’

A Labour councillor in Middlesbrough has taken issue with the standard of discourse on social media. Councillor David Branson branded some of those issuing criticisms online as “nutcases”, while emphasising that some people just have “strong opinions and that’s fair enough”.

Councillor takes issue with social media comments from 'nutcases'

Cllr David Branson's contested comments came as part of a discussion about the number of complaints against Middlesbrough councillors