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A video of then-Isle of Wight council leader David Pugh using very strong language after leaving the IW council’s Chairman’s yearly charity event, a Valentine’s Party, at Cowes Yacht Haven in February 2010.

In Jan 2011, David Pugh was awarded runner-up prize in the Private Eye ‘Youtube Star Of The Year’ award for “his expletive-splattered, tired and emotional argument with the local Tory MP’s fiancee outside a Cowes charity event, helpfully recorded on a passer-by’s mobile.”

Below are the articles that OnTheWight has published about it.

6, January 2012·2 min read

Email From Council Legal Boss “Seems Like A Threat” Says Councillor

Following an offer to all IW councillors to see what a work day of a care worker on the Island is like, the boss of Legal at IWC has written a warning email to councillors. One cllr says it "seems like a threat to me"

2, January 2012·1 min read

Isle Of Wight News: February 2011 Recap

Here's a selection of all of those stories that you've forgotten about from February 2011

25, February 2011·1 min read

What The CP Left Out Of The Dennett Letter

Here's a summary of what the County Press cut out of Carole Dennett's letter about the behaviour of David Pugh and the subsequent action/inaction of the council

25, February 2011·1 min read