All in all it's very dubious
whilst i don't disagree with her, i still go back to the same point: is the grievance that Simon was paid more than her partner, or that he was paid too much? i am of the opinion she wouldn't be mouthing off if her partner was paid an eyewatering sum.I think this might be what he is upset by: View attachment 3351573
He moans about being "slagged off in a public space" and claims to have "stumbled upon" the criticism. But let’s unpack why this statement, much like his inflated public contracts, doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.
The critique posted by Jon Morter’s ex-wife was reposted by United in Kind, the very platform Kirsty's "crack team" of social media experts - including her favourite Simon, helped establish. Conveniently, Simon omits that United in Kind is now likely under the control of Jon, his former collaborator. Given their intertwined professional and personal histories, it’s disingenuous to suggest he "stumbled upon" this. Simon’s framing of this as a random encounter feels like a deliberate attempt to downplay his awareness of the controversy. His cryptic “I am the victim” post is designed to mislead his supporters, who likely remain unaware of these details.
And what is she criticizing? Simon’s receipt of nearly half a million pounds in public funds to manage social media for Essex County Council during the pandemic. This is alongside allegations of improper contracting practices, unchecked nepotism, and a disregard for fair pay and accountability. Instead of addressing these serious points, Simon’s response is classic deflection. Rather than engaging with the issues of inflated payments, stolen ideas, or mismanagement, he wants you to focus on his feelings—how "hurt" he is by people’s ingratitude.
This is classic victim framing: avoid accountability by making it about betrayal and your wounded pwide.
BORING not reading that. Read a book about social media and effective comms, large head.for anyone who can be bothered, Facebook post here
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Anyone else would edit the original post, not sneaky Simon. He seizes the lazy opportunity to make more 'content' out of it. Very dubious, SiHe finally got engagement above double figures, so what does the guru do? Oh reposts the SAME thing saying “the locals“ have asked him not to. Theres one comment saying it, and clearly a joke. So he’s not only used that one persons innocent comment to drum up more engagement on an already dead post, but also put that person on full blast. His contempt for anyone continues.
It’s hardly going to get peopley with his 5 followersHe finally got engagement above double figures, so what does the guru do? Oh reposts the SAME thing saying “the locals“ have asked him not to. Theres one comment saying it, and clearly a joke. So he’s not only used that one persons innocent comment to drum up more engagement on an already dead post, but also put that person on full blast. His contempt for anyone continues.
Nobody had heard of Alnwick until Simon went there. Totally unheard of, never visited by anybody kinda town. Nobody has ever heard of books in fact til Simon told us about them. We thought they were a very dry thin bread.He finally got engagement above double figures, so what does the guru do? Oh reposts the SAME thing saying “the locals“ have asked him not to. Theres one comment saying it, and clearly a joke. So he’s not only used that one persons innocent comment to drum up more engagement on an already dead post, but also put that person on full blast. His contempt for anyone continues.
Any normal person would shut up and move on, letting the quality of the rest of their work speak for himself. Unfortunately for him he has no other work of any decent standard. All he is doing is drawing attention to what a spectacular failure he is.He's going at great length to clear his name, it makes me think there's more to it as his social media fans don't care about it and he has no real career to salvage.
Yesterday he commented that he could talk about stuff as its not concluded yet also wrote a long post about it was concluded.
so does that mean he actually drove there against advice? for what??He finally got engagement above double figures, so what does the guru do? Oh reposts the SAME thing saying “the locals“ have asked him not to. Theres one comment saying it, and clearly a joke. So he’s not only used that one persons innocent comment to drum up more engagement on an already dead post, but also put that person on full blast. His contempt for anyone continues.
Toso does that mean he actually drove there against advice? for what??
It genuinely wouldn't surprise me if that's a photo taken anywhere of his kid in the snow and he's pretended he's in Alnwick because of some sort of applause his gigantic head thinks he'd get. And all the LOL's for what a dude he is driving in the snow.Toput his kids’ lives at risk for contentplay in the snow
There wasn't much less snow where he lives, except it rained and washed most of it away by the morning. Wouldn't surprise me if he didn't go as far as Alnwick to get that little dusting of snowIt genuinely wouldn't surprise me if that's a photo taken anywhere of his kid in the snow and he's pretended he's in Alnwick because of some sort of applause his gigantic head thinks he'd get. And all the LOL's for what a dude he is driving in the snow.