Phil Taylor, Tory Councillor, Suggests David Attenborough Should Commit Suicide
Tory Councillor Suggests David Attenborough Should Kill Himself
Chris York— Huffington Post UK
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UPDATE 18/09 15:15: Philip Taylor has released a statement regarding his comments (see below)
A Tory councillor has sparked controversy after suggesting that "silly old fart" David Attenborough should commit suicide after the broadcaster said overpopulation was reaching disastrous levels.
It is not known if anyone has ever referred to Mr Taylor as a "national treasure"
Taylor was immediately deluged with tweets calling his comments "disgraceful", "horrible" and "unnecessary".
Writing on his blog, Taylor said: "Today I have created a bit of a storm with a comment I made on Twitter about David Attenborough. It was an off the cuff, ironic comment and I didn’t set out to make anyone miserable.
"If David Attenborough is unhappy I am sorry. I don’t suppose he expects to comment on such contentious topics as population control and not get a strong response.
"The background to this is that David Attenborough has for many years been a patron of the Optimum Population Trust which now calls itself Population Matters. My tweet reflected my frustration with Attenborough repeatedly using his “national treasure” status to promote a set of views that see people as being a problem. His prescriptions seem always to apply to other people.
"My view of the world is that we have to work out how to make sure that the 9 billion people who will populate the world by 2050 all have a good life. They all have hopes and dreams and don’t need to be told what to do by Attenborough and his organisation.
"I won’t be discussing this incident any more."
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