“Taunton Conservative Candidate Forced To Apologise For Slurs Following Police Investigation”

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“Taunton Conservative Candidate Forced To Apologise For Slurs Following Police Investigation”

By Mark Pack | Tue 2nd June 2009 - 9:43 pm

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From AboutMyArea:

Taunton Conservative Candidate Forced To Apologise For Slurs Following Police Investigation

The Somerset County Council election took a step into the gutter today when Conservative candidate in West Taunton, Nick James, was forced to issue a public apology for personal attacks on his Lib Dem opponent, Alan Paul, and non-political officers of the Council. The apology came after Police had warned the Conservative agent that a last-minute Conservative leaflet was illegal.

Hat-tip: Liberal England

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4 Comments

Iain Dale 2nd Jun '09 - 9:48pm

Did he call the LibDem candidate a “greasy haired twat?” 🙂 Double standards, Mr Pack, double standards.
Mark Pack 2nd Jun '09 - 9:59pm

I’m tempted to do a barchart showing the number of leaflets involved in each story Iain 🙂 Mind you, at least the Lib Dems and Tories are managing to deliver leaflets, which is more than can be said of Labour in many areas. I guess that’s one way to avoid any problems with your literature…
Anon101 2nd Jun '09 - 10:02pm

And exactly how can LDV reporting both events in an entirely matter-of-fact way be considered “double standards”?

I notice this has yet to appear on your blog, Mr Dale.
john 2nd Jun '09 - 11:23pm

This is great news – go Jeremy Browne!