Lib Dems Sort-of Say Sorry For Lying
In a rare occurrence, the Lib Dems have apologised for their lying to the Watford electorate. Unfortunately they have only apologised for mis-attributing the words of the Lib Dem Mayor to the Watford Observer, rather than for the actual lie itself.
The leaflet, being delivered to thousands of homes in the constituency this week, reproduces a quote from the Watford Observer stating: “The signs look good for the Lib Dems to topple Claire Ward the Labour MP” and attributes the words directly to the newspaper.
But in fact, when the comment was published in the Watford Observer almost five months ago, it was clearly attributed to the Lib Dem Mayor Dorothy Thornhill.
It in no way reflects comment or opinion that has been expressed by the newspaper…
Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Watford Sal Brinton apologised for the error and promised a written assurance that it would not be repeated. (Watford Observer)
Of course it’s not the view of the newspaper, because it’s simply not true. Despite what the Lib Dems, and especially their seemingly habitual liar of a PPC, claim Watford is a three-way marginal seat - less than two thousand votes separate the three main parties - as I blogged about before, when this particular lie was made in a leaflet that dropped through my letter-box.
So now, Sal Brinton, I challenge you to come clean and admit the rest of your lying. Admit that you have wilfully misled the people of Watford with your leaflets. Admit that Watford is a close and rare three-way marginal. It is not true that “[o]nly the Lib Dems can beat Labour here” in the slightest. Whilst I don’t - and cannot - argue that the Lib Dems’ Sal Brinton have a good chance of wining Watford’s parliamentary election, so does Claire Ward and Ian Oakley [who you can help win by going here].
There is no excuse for your lying, so own up to it.
via Chris Paul and Tom Watson
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