(Courtesy of the Lancashire Telegraph)
THE chief executive of an agency charged with regenerating the North West has admitted sending a racist joke in a text message.
Steven Broomhead, who heads the North West Development Agency, apologised after it emerged he had sent a joke about a Pakistani shopkeeper via text.
He said: "I received an inappropriate text message to my mobile.
"Without thinking, I forwarded the message on to the mobile phone of an individual outside the NWDA.
"Forwarding this message was an error of judgment on my part and is something that I deeply regret.
"It was inappropriate and thoughtless and does not reflect my personal opinions in any way.
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"There was no intention on my part to cause offence and I would like to apologise unreservedly."
The NWDA is responsible for supporting businesses, encouraging investment, lobbying for better infastructure and promoting the region's quality of life.
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Many Local Government employees have been sacked or reprimanded for similar offences, so I do hope that the investigation comes down heavy on Mr. Broomhead. Ignorance, in this instance, is no excuse; particularly given the furore this week over racism on Big Brother. It is worth considering that Mr. Broomhead is on a salary of over £170,000. I like that "Without thinking, I forwarded a message...." I received loads of text messages over Christmas asking me to "forward" them and "not break the chain". It is impossible to "forward" a message "without thinking" after all you have to first of all work out who you are going to forward it to.
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