Comments on: Why has the Norwich North Tory candidate redacted her links to Tory MP James Clappison?

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:31:42 +0000

Does Martin Kinsella win the Lib Dem Voice award for the most self unaware post of the year?

By: Lonely Wonderer

Lonely Wonderer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:31:41 +0000

Can someone else volunteer to do the argy-bargy negative politics? Bring back the old Stephen Tall.

By: Herbert Brown

Herbert Brown — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:18:25 +0000

Sara

I think the point is that there are offenders within all parties, and you can hardly attack people in other parties when there are Lib Dems mounting a defence of “it was within the rules”.

We seem to have got to the point where some people in the party are succumbing to the temptation to use the expenses issue for party advantage. Frankly, I think they are crazy, considering that there are other people in the party praying that the whole thing will be forgotten as soon as possible.

Surely the evidence of the polls is clear anough that the more prominent this issue is, the more parties currently unrepresented in Parliament will benefit.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:08:58 +0000

I think there are two points that differentiate James Clappison from Nick Clegg.

One is that James Clappison has over 20 houses he could live in, but chooses to get the taxpayer to pay for another one for him.

Secondly, James Clappison’s constituency is just 25 minutes or less by train from central London. If he did what many of his constituents do and made the short trip to Stanmore, he can get on the Jubilee line and travel direct to Westminster.

By: Miranda Morley

Miranda Morley — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:22:53 +0000

Stephen….the website They Work For You reveals that since 2005 James Clappison has spent £40,453 of Additional Costs whereas your leader Nick Clegg has spent £ 66749 for the same period. The BBC reports Nick has spent money on garden maintenance and renovation. Next time you see Nick Clegg, maybe you’d like to tell him what you think of his claim….

By: Mark Pack

Mark Pack — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:06:22 +0000

Nice pun on ditch/moat Martin – but given that she wasn’t dropped as a candidate, it does seem to me a bit odd for you to both be going for that untrue negative jibe and also saying you don’t like negative campaigns. Shouldn’t your standards apply to yourself too?

By: Martin Kinsella

Martin Kinsella — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:12:55 +0000

Anthony, April Moat, the ditched candidate for Broadland needs to sign up to the pledge. I am sick of our negative by election campaigns and all these bullshit emails saying one more push and we are there.

I am expecting much better now Rennard has been shitcanned.

By: Antony Hook

Antony Hook — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:32:37 +0000

Kevin – yes it looks like the Tory candidate has a poor grasp of ethics.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:34:42 +0000

Only the Tories have signed the Green’s campaign pledge are their friends in the Tory party.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:12:42 +0000

“So this is going to be a dirty by-election then?” – Kevin

Pointing out the convenient omissions of others isn’t dirty. If her links with Conservative MPs aren’t important why does she bring it up on her website?

By: Leonard G. Fletcher

Leonard G. Fletcher — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:08:11 +0000

If the LibDems are involved in it, then yes, presumably. My understanding is that they are the only major Party refusing to sign up to the Greens’ ‘Clean Campaign Pledge’. Correct me if I am wrong.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:37:59 +0000

So this is going to be a dirty by-election then?