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Sunday, 10 August 2014

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST STV


Neil Gillespie says:

A little background about myself:

I am a firefighter of 18 years, aged 42 married with four children. 

Professionalism, honesty and integrity are things that I hold in high regard. 

I was selected, along with a no voting friend of mine from Barrhead Main Street by a representative from Ipsos Mori to attend Tuesday Night’s Debate. 

I was really looking forward to it. 

I had to get the night off as I was working. 

I received a text from the Ipsos Mori rep 20 minutes before the opening of 18:30 hrs asking if I had received a call from STV today. 

I hadn’t. 

She replied to say that this would be a problem and that I wouldn't get in!

I tried anyway.
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Here is a rough transcript of the conversation:

I was asked by a STV Rep for my Name.
I said Gillespie.
He said, John, we spoke today.
I said, No its Neil.
He replied, I don’t have a Neil Gillespie. Who contacted you to attend this evening?
I said the Rep from Ipsos Mori (Name).
He replied. You are the third person to mention her name. I’m afraid that your information was never passed on to us and as a result, that you won’t be getting in this evening.
I argued with him telling him that I had taken time off and that a mistake had been made.

I was still refused entry.
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I had the Ipsos Mori Rep’s Mobile number from her text to me and I called her to see what she had to say.

She stated that this was all bull shit and that she had given them the details the Thursday before. She said that she would phone her boss in London and find out what has happened.

I walked down the steps of the auditorium and felt deflated. I was gutted.

5 minutes later she phoned me back.

This next bit took me aback.

She said that all of the Yes voters and undecided persons that she had put through to attend the event were not contacted and instead STV had replaced them with their people, No people. This came from high up in STV.

I will repeat that as this is the important part.

She said that all of the Yes voters and undecided persons that she had put through to attend the event were not contacted and instead STV had replaced them with their people, No people.

This made my blood boil. I was, and am still livid. I have spread this everywhere I can. Please share it, it needs done.

Oh and one last thing, my no voting friend who was vetted at the same time I was, what happened to him…….?

He was in the audience; he got a call from STV;  he was allowed to attend! So the bullshit response from STV stating that Ipsos Mori hadn’t passed on the details is exactly what it says on the tin….Bullshit.

I have made formal complaints to STV and Ipsos Mori and I am still awaiting a reply from this.

I wouldn't lie about this. I could lose my job if I was caught out lying about something as important as this.

I am a passionate Scot who loves his Country and this is just another example of the lengths the powers in Westminster will go to, to win this referendum.
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Neil's original article says that he will chat with anyone about this, and the site, linked above, has a place for comment.

I hope that we will see some response from STV. 

This is a very serious charge to make. But as Neil points out, as a firefighter, he is a government employee. Fabrications would be severely punishable offenses, and frankly not worth the making unless they were cast iron.

Please spread this widely.

Answers are required.