Lib Dems in blatant hypocrisy shocker!
Three months after David Cameron held a public meeting in Bath, Nick Clegg, better known as leader of the Shadow Conservative Party, has managed to find time in his busy, busy, schedule to do likewise.
When Cameron came to visit, the Lib Dems criticised the Tories over the amount of information participants were asked to give, claiming that the meeting would be rigged or filled with Tory apparatchiks. They smarmily added that their meetings are open and honest.
Now, even by their own criteria, the Lib Dems have failed. They are now under fire for asking that residents sign up online and receive an e-ticket.
“Nobody wants to come to my party.”
It could be suggested that the Lib Dems are getting scared. With a majority of 4,638 and a certain sentimental element to it, Bath could be in danger of falling to the Tories, despite being Lib Dem since 1992 when Tory Party Chairman Chris Patten helped win the General Election despite losing his seat.
In principle, I see nothing wrong with the fact that people are asked to register because it helps organisers get a good idea of the numbers. On top of that, they can prioritise local residents.
If only there was some easy and simple way of proving identity, without the awkwardness of a passport or the need to know how to drive. Some sort of card, for your identity, like all other nations have. That’d be a radical idea, though just the sort of thing the Lib Dems oppose.
When Cameron came, he was warned that residents would ask questions regarding the Bath Transportation Package, which directly contradicts Conservative policy on Green Belts. He avoided and refused to answer the question for fear of embarrassing his Tory Council.
This time, with Clegg, I have no doubt that seagulls will be top of the agenda.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Well let’s compare:
- Tory meeting held at secret location
- only those issued tickets can attend
- need to provide name, address, email and photo ID
- Lib Dem meeting held at St Michael’s Broad Street
- anyone can turn up on the night (18:30 btw)
- if you want to book a ticket (to be sure of a seat) you provide an email address so that said ticket can be emailed (it’s difficult to email a ticket without an email address)
- if you don’t have internet access, you can book a ticket by phone (316316)
Naturally, seagulls will not be top of the agenda, because there is no agenda. You’d be surprised at how frequently the seagull problem comes up on the doorstep though.
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