The Complaint's Commission have passed my complaint on to be looked at.
I have received this email this afternoon
Dear Mrs Nye
Thank you for your email. Your complaint will now be assessed as to whether it requires investigation under the Code. If this appears to be the case we will ask the editor to deal with your complaint. Complaints Officer Elizabeth Cobbe will now be dealing with this matter. Yours sincerely Simon Yipsimon
Press Complaints Commission
Debbie received this email from Chris Knighton. MKMRF.
"The article in Tuesday's Mail was a disgrace, years of promoting a greater awareness into the dangers of asbestos wiped out by one article!!!
Apart from the obvious there were a number of discrepancies, the article states Michael Lees wife supposedly died of mesothelioma, ...no suppose about it, she did!
The Health and Safety Exec's concern was because originally the campaign stated a specific number of carpenters, plumbers, joiners etc died each year from mesothelioma.
They wanted it changed to "thousands die each year" and the campaign was relaunched.
I passed the article round our Self-help Group meeting this morning and everyone was horrified by the inaccuracy's of the article and the damage it could cause.
I know Michael Lees extremely well and we can only thank him for the amazing work he has done to highlight the danger of asbestos in schools.
We are being listened to by so many that we have a successful campaign running now.
The Long ReachWhile all this was happening, a motel was added at the rear and a new business park (The Chaucer) mushroomed along its western boundary. Thus, the once isolated pub has become part of a substantial complex.
