The elected councillor began asking questions in April, questioning whether the large number of new arrivals would affect local residents on the housing waiting list.
But instead of getting answers, Councillor Edwards said he was accused of “inciting” hate and spreading “misinformation” against an ethnic group.
The Free Speech Union has now taken up his case, calling it a “chilling” example of democracy being suppressed.
It has since been revealed there was a huge official cover-up with the Government obtaining a super-injunction to stop the public finding out it had a secret immigration scheme for thousands of Afghans.
The Mail revealed that, while the public was being kept in the dark, ministers were being warned in private their scheme risked “significant integration considerations” including with housing and local services such as education and healthcare.
But when Councillor Edwards – an
independent member of nearby Sandhurst Town Council – began asking
Bracknell’s borough council a series of questions, he was reported to
police by a borough councillor.....<<<Read More>>>....
