Had she a right to criticise any particular Town or City?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....-experience-life.html

After all she was writing a book called 'Clarissa’s England', so surely she should be allowed to state what she thought of the City of Leicester?

[emmie]

in a land that prides itself on freedom of speech, why not.

[sp1814]

AOG

Who says she isn't allowed to state her opinion?

Shouldn't others be able to voice their opposition of Ms Dickson's point of view?

[emmie]

if they so wish, perhaps she hasn't been to London recently

[Gromit]

She is entitled to say what she likes.

It is her view. It does not mean it is right or accurate. It does not mean that parts of Leicester are scary, it means that she was scared, probably because she normally avoids inner city areas, prefering the countryside.

I see men in muslim dress everyday and I am not scared.

It tells uou more about her than it does of Leicester. She will be very grateful for the publucity though.

[FredPuli43]

It seems a valid point to make. Can't see anything wrong in it ; she is describing her experiences.

[LazyGun]

Is someone attempting to prevent the publication of your post? I cannot see that anyone is trying to do that.

She is perfectly entitled to express her opinion, just as others are perfectly entitled to criticize and question her narrative.

This comment of hers seems to be both ignorant and deliberately offensive though.
"And when questioned on her description by a local newspaper, she fumed: 'I’m surprised any of the people who might object could read what I wrote as it is written in English."

Why is she "fuming"? Is her skin that thin that she takes offence at criticism? And note: No one is attempting to deprive her of the right to make the comment - she is perfectly entitled to do so- just as I am to be critical of what she says.

Well spotted AoG - an excellent example of the constitutional right of a UK citizen to write and publish whatever they want.

[FredPuli43]

"She fumed" is what the Daily Mail wrote. Given that, she may have been perfectly calm and not angry at all. The paper is fond of emotive language ('outrage' 'fury' etc) to spice up its stories, quite regardless of whether the words or the facts merit such words.

[TWR]

ACE Card again a.o.g?

[TWR]

Never mind Leicester, have you been to Nelson>>Blackburn>> Khyber pass Blackburn!

[woofgang]

aging celeb has book to sell so mouths off in a tabloid.....so what else is new?

[sp1814]

AOG

Why do you think she's not allowed to state her opinion?

What gave you that idea?

[Mick-Talbot]

'None of the men would talk to me when I tried to find out where I was and how to get out of there because I was an English female and they don't talk to females they don't know, while if the women could speak English they weren't about to show it by having a word with me.



Having been in the same situation in Bradford, I can see where she is coming from. It didn't scare me but it did pi.ss me off at the sheer ignorance and yes....made me angry too.