{"id":26158,"date":"2013-02-06T16:20:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T15:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/02\/06\/menshn-closes-louise-mensch-luke-bozier_n_2630497.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP"},"modified":"2013-02-06T16:20:14","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T15:20:14","slug":"dont-menshn-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/dont-menshn-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Menshn It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A social network founded by former Tory MP Louise Mensch and an ex-Labour activist who defected to the Conservatives, Luke Bozier, has folded after he reportedly refused to resign from the company in the wake of sex crime allegations.<\/p>\n

Menshn, a topic-based rival to Twitter focusing on politics, was launched in July 2012. Mensch resigned as an MP two months later, in order to live with her husband in America.<\/p>\n

Since the site launched, Bozier has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of viewing or possessing indecent images<\/a> of children, after his website was hacked and alleged personal emails and pictures posted online.<\/p>\n

\"louise<\/p>\n

Louise Mensch has closed her social networking venture Menshn<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Bozier was arrested, Mensch wrote on Twitter: “[I] saw this story yesterday with great shock and sadness and immediately filed a report with the police. He resigned from company \u2026 We are no longer in business together.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Bozier claimed on Wednesday that he had not resigned from Menshn, and refused to relinquish his 50% stake in the company, resulting in Mensch deciding to close the venture.<\/p>\n

In a piece posted on his blog, Bozier said:<\/a> “It was widely publicised in the days following the hacking of my private email account that I had resigned from menshn, the company I founded and co-own with Louise Mensch.<\/p>\n

“It wasn\u2019t the case that I had resigned as a shareholder, and continue to retain my 50% of the shares in MenschBozier Ltd. However, Louise and I no longer have anything resembling a working relationship, and she no longer wishes to run a company in which I own shares.<\/p>\n

I think we call this sort of business practice summary justice. Louise is judge, jury and god all rolled into one, and made a sweeping knee-jerk business decision.<\/p>\n

“I had a great time building and launching menshn, despite the mountain-sized buckets of cyber-shit I got for my association with Louise. It was a great experience and some elements of the journey were really fun. I have written about some of them as part of a book on release later in 2013.<\/p>\n

“Menshn still has a dedicated community of users, and I thank them for their dedication. I\u2019m sorry we weren\u2019t able to turn it into something more sustainable. The idea \u2014 Twitter for topics \u2014 is a sound one and will be done very successfully by somebody else one day.”<\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sad to see menshn go. Have explained reason on the site; contrary to assurances, Mr. Bozier decided to retain his share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As I cannot work with him, then saw no prospect of development, & will be petitioning to wind the company up on a just and equitable basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
because Mr. Bozier, having assured me he would transfer his share to a beneficiary, changed his mind, & I cannot work with him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before Menshn, Bozier was a social media consultant who claimed to have worked for Tony Blair, but defected to join the Conservative Party, saying in a statement at the time: “Labour has a vacuum of policy and a vacuum of vision.<\/p>\n

“Even if Ed Miliband had a policy and a vision, he is clearly unable to communicate it or connect with the electorate in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n

“The Labour Party today is not the Labour Party I joined six years ago when Tony Blair was leader.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A social network founded by former Tory MP Louise Mensch and an ex-Labour activist who defected to the Conservatives, Luke Bozier, has folded after he reportedly refused to resign from the company in the wake of sex crime allegations.<\/p>\n

Menshn, a topic-based rival to Twitter focusing on politics, was launched in July 2012. Mensch resigned as an MP two months later, in order to live with her husband in America.<\/p>\n

Since the site launched, Bozier has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of viewing or possessing indecent images<\/a> of children, after his website was hacked and alleged personal emails and pictures posted online.<\/p>\n

\"louise<\/p>\n

Louise Mensch has closed her social networking venture Menshn<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Bozier was arrested, Mensch wrote on Twitter: “[I] saw this story yesterday with great shock and sadness and immediately filed a report with the police. He resigned from company … We are no longer in business together.”<\/p>\n

But Bozier claimed on Wednesday that he had not resigned from Menshn, and refused to relinquish his 50% stake in the company, resulting in Mensch deciding to close the venture.<\/p>\n

In a piece posted on his blog, Bozier said:<\/a> “It was widely publicised in the days following the hacking of my private email account that I had resigned from menshn, the company I founded and co-own with Louise Mensch.<\/p>\n

“It wasn’t the case that I had resigned as a shareholder, and continue to retain my 50% of the shares in MenschBozier Ltd. However, Louise and I no longer have anything resembling a working relationship, and she no longer wishes to run a company in which I own shares.<\/p>\n

I think we call this sort of business practice summary justice. Louise is judge, jury and god all rolled into one, and made a sweeping knee-jerk business decision.<\/p>\n

“I had a great time building and launching menshn, despite the mountain-sized buckets of cyber-shit I got for my association with Louise. It was a great experience and some elements of the journey were really fun. I have written about some of them as part of a book on release later in 2013.<\/p>\n

“Menshn still has a dedicated community of users, and I thank them for their dedication. I’m sorry we weren’t able to turn it into something more sustainable. The idea – Twitter for topics – is a sound one and will be done very successfully by somebody else one day.”<\/p>\n

\n<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sad to see menshn go. Have explained reason on the site; contrary to assurances, Mr. Bozier decided to retain his share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As I cannot work with him, then saw no prospect of development, & will be petitioning to wind the company up on a just and equitable basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n<\/span> <\/strong>
Louise Mensch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
because Mr. Bozier, having assured me he would transfer his share to a beneficiary, changed his mind, & I cannot work with him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before Menshn, Bozier was a social media consultant who claimed to have worked for Tony Blair, but defected to join the Conservative Party, saying in a statement at the time: “Labour has a vacuum of policy and a vacuum of vision.<\/p>\n

“Even if Ed Miliband had a policy and a vision, he is clearly unable to communicate it or connect with the electorate in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n

“The Labour Party today is not the Labour Party I joined six years ago when Tony Blair was leader.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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