The video of this interview is sad. Council lady is being interviewed saying normal council lady things and then she says "as a local resident, as somebody born and bred here" and all of a sudden it's like she knows she's in trouble. She says "I shouldn't have said that." And the rest of the interview you can tell she's just like, "Oh, shit, that's not good."
The reporter interviewing her says, "That's unfortunate for you" as if everybody knows she's going to get hauled away for the phrase. And then goes on to chide her like, "Do you see why that's a mean thing to say?"
What the hell, UK? So what if somebody says a mean thing? And also, like I thought the British invented saying mean things, like it was part of British national culture to insult people. All the best comedy used to be British because they were so savage.
Here's some quotes from the complaint against the councillor who said "born and bread here":
'The complaint claims that Mackie-Brown’s “born and bred” comment could be considered “insulting to asylum seekers by implying their lesser legitimacy”. This, it was argued, could be considered a breach of Public Order Act 1986 under offences for “intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress”.It also argues that the comment is “exclusionary” and “discriminatory” which, it is claimed, could constitute a breach of the requirements on councillors to avoid language which could “reasonably be perceived” to be discriminatory.The complaint said: “The phrase ‘born and bred’ carries specific connotations in immigration discourse, particularly when contrasted with the presence of asylum seekers.