Labour woman’s abusive Facebook rant at pub staff

A councillor is under pressure to resign after attacking staff at a London pub over Facebook.

Louisa Thomson, Labour councillor for Stoke Newington Central, made the comments about staff at the The Scolt Head in De Beauvoir, Hackney.

The post read: "We are now boycotting the Scolt's Head — w****r bar staff and no understanding of licensing policy."

Ms Thomson, 29, who is on the council's licensing committee, added: "Rudest bar staff ever — more Shoreditch hipster than a welcoming back street boozer."

Andrew Boff, a Conservative spokesman on economic development on the London Assembly, called for her to resign from the committee, adding: "I'm staggered that she thinks she can get away with these kind of comments and for them not to be noticed, especially when she is on the licensing committee where her opinions matter.

"She should not abuse Hackney businesses when they are struggling to survive the recession.

"Councillor Thomson should apologise immediately or be held in the same contempt that she has shown for this business."

Ms Thomson said she regretted posting the comments. "It was a flippant remark, which I regret making and any offence caused by it," she said.

"These were comments made in a personal capacity, on my private Facebook profile, and do not relate to my role as a councillor."

Rosie Wesemann, owner of the Scolt Head, said she was "disappointed" by the comments.