Mark Pack

Conservative in trouble over fake names on tax letter

By | Sun 18th April 2010 - 3:50 pm

The Courier (covering Tayside and Fife) reports:

THE WRATH of the Perthshire business community came down on Perth and North Perthshire’s Tory General Election candidate Peter Lyburn yesterday after he used names on an open letter without permission, The Courier can reveal.

One of the prominent business people who feels “used” is Perthshire Chamber of Commerce president Paul Shields.

A letter, sent to The Courier and other newspapers on Thursday by Mr Lyburn, was critical of Labour’s planned 1% rise in National Insurance and supported Conservative plans to thwart it…

Mr Shields declared, “I haven’t seen an open letter. I haven’t signed an open letter. I haven’t clapped eyes on an open letter.” …

One of the other “signatories,” John Ferguson, a director of car firm Lamb and Gardiner, was also aghast.

He said, “I didn’t sign any letter.”

Hat-tip: Caron’s Musings

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