Here is an interesting type of campaign leaflet. Printed in Conservative blue and distributed on the day of the election, from the cover page below, it looks like a note of apology from the Conservative team.
It was no such thing and the Conservative team who ran a positive campaign have not apologised and have absolutely nothing to apologise for. Inside is a note from one of the incumbent Lib Dem councillors (note that neither the candidate herself or his ward colleague felt able to sign it) apologising on behalf of the Conservatives, which of course he has no right to do. Cllr Windmill even brings a dead body into the Lib Dem message.
This evening the Conservative campaign office was inundated with calls of complaint from voters (some of whom were previously Lib Dems disgusted by this particular leaflet). One mentioned that he's been through all the literature to see what the author of the literature was getting at, but couldn't find anything. On the other hand, we'll probably never know how many voters were fooled by these nasty tactics. I don't think we've heard the end of this matter. The first question is of course who authorised this disgusting and dishonest piece of literature.
Update 21 January 2011 0034hrs
LD 1188, Con 1179, Lab 280, Ind 228, Green 115.
Grrrrrr!
3 comments:
Would you like me to upload the Tory leaflet deliver in North Norfolk on polling day in 2001 ?
In red ink, headed "Labour can win here today", delivered to key Lib Dem wards.
Those who camplain when their own party act no better really do make themselves look very sanctimonious.
So you have learned not to trust the Lib Dems! That's something the rest of the country discovered last May.
So? If untruths have been told, you know what to do! In fact, you have an obligation to the general electorate.
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