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A councillor has apologised for telling a disability charity "Disabled children cost the council too much money and should be put down".

Colin Brewer, 68, an independent member of Cornwall Council, made the comments to a Disability Cornwall member at a stall at County Hall in Truro in 2011.

Theresa Court, who was on the Disability Cornwall stall, said she was "absolutely horrified" when she heard the "depraved comment".

The Standards Committee ordered Councillor Brewer to make a formal written apology to the charity.

Councillor Brewer's apology letter read: "I am writing to offer my wholehearted apology for the offence these remarks have clearly caused.

"While I meant no offence by my remarks to you I can see, in retrospect, that they were ill-judged and insensitive and should not have been made at all."

Perhaps immoral politicians should be "put down?"

Val,

It means the same thing everywhere. In the US it includes KKK, Aryan Nation &c.

In left-right politics, right-wing describes an outlook or specific position that accepts or supports social hierarchy or social inequality. Social hierarchy and social inequality is viewed by those affiliated with the Right as either inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, whether it arises through traditional social differences or from competition in market economies. It typically accepts or justifies this position on the basis of natural law or tradition.

In left-right politics, left-wing describes an outlook or specific position that seeks to justify social equality, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. It typically involves a concern for those in society who are perceived as disadvantaged relative to others and an assumption that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished.

The classic diagram of political ideologies places liberals to the left and conservatives to the right, so "left-wing" refers to liberals.

How could " (KKK, Aryan Nation &c.) be considered conservative?