Campaign Volunteers Assembled Cards
A story in this morning’s Herald (Labour gives opponents more ammo with pledge card explanation) reveals that election campaign volunteers assembled the pledge card packs.
Labour Party president Mike Williams says that volunteers assembled the card packs, that the cards were an integrated part of the election campaign, and that at no time was there any request for the party to pay for the card.
My case is very simple: When spending public money, “Parliamentary business” = legal, “electioneering” = illegal. Now remind me again how the card wasn’t electioneering…
August 26th, 2006 at 9:55 am
The preponderance of evidence has built to a clear case of wanton, knowing theft.
Not so much a case of getting her hand caught in the cookie jar as getting her arm stuck in the rubbish bin.
August 31st, 2006 at 8:56 pm
To be honest I’ve actually enjoyed watching the Labour Party’s spin on this issue slowly unravelling and Labourites becoming steadily more and more uncomfortable. It has been a little like watching the pain build up during an episode of “The Office”.
Good on you for sticking up to Helen, Heather and the other Labour honchos on this one. You are striking a blow for freedom, democracy and our constitution that is just as significant as landmark cases succh as Carrington v Entick though sadly little reported.