Comments on: One Rule For Labour… http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/ Cllr Iain Lindley - Prospective Conservative MP for Worsley & Eccles South Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iain http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 Iain Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:27:16 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-2391 I don't recall the Conservative leaflet that you refer to, Chris - it certainly didn't go out here in Worsley - but I wasn't debating the rights and wrongs of using serving police officers in political literature. I was pointing out the hypocrisy of the Salford Labour leadership in doing something that they were themselves critical of others for doing. I don’t recall the Conservative leaflet that you refer to, Chris – it certainly didn’t go out here in Worsley – but I wasn’t debating the rights and wrongs of using serving police officers in political literature. I was pointing out the hypocrisy of the Salford Labour leadership in doing something that they were themselves critical of others for doing.

]]> By: Chris Paul http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 Chris Paul Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:13:49 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-2390 Just come across this and rather amused to see the comments from Lib Dems. Their Manchester colleagues featured supposedly supportive quotes from the late great Chief Mike Todd on their ridiculous knife crime nonsense. He was furious. Particularly as they pushed it through his own door. Unusually the police issued an angry rebuttal to a story in one of the N Manchester freesheets on the same lame stats lies. Similarly Marc Rambo got carpeted at Bootle Street for giving the press some bilge about the police and Canal Street enforcement re outdoor drinking. And of course, let's not forget, Tory leaflets for the last General Election, possibly GMC-wide I think, and possibly during the immediate election period, featured serving Police Officer Sgt Oliver Clarke pictured with a bunch of PPCs visiting Chester House. He was in uniform as I recall though last I heard he does or did a computer support role and does not work in uniform. Talk about pot and kettle. Probably best avoided as John Merry clearly agrees. But he's no Joe Stalin. Pretty relaxed actually. And AFAICS Tories and Lib Dems on their high horses have done far worse when it comes to breaking the protocols on police and officers in photo opportunities. Just come across this and rather amused to see the comments from Lib Dems. Their Manchester colleagues featured supposedly supportive quotes from the late great Chief Mike Todd on their ridiculous knife crime nonsense. He was furious. Particularly as they pushed it through his own door. Unusually the police issued an angry rebuttal to a story in one of the N Manchester freesheets on the same lame stats lies.

Similarly Marc Rambo got carpeted at Bootle Street for giving the press some bilge about the police and Canal Street enforcement re outdoor drinking.

And of course, let’s not forget, Tory leaflets for the last General Election, possibly GMC-wide I think, and possibly during the immediate election period, featured serving Police Officer Sgt Oliver Clarke pictured with a bunch of PPCs visiting Chester House. He was in uniform as I recall though last I heard he does or did a computer support role and does not work in uniform.

Talk about pot and kettle. Probably best avoided as John Merry clearly agrees. But he’s no Joe Stalin. Pretty relaxed actually. And AFAICS Tories and Lib Dems on their high horses have done far worse when it comes to breaking the protocols on police and officers in photo opportunities.

]]> By: Tameside Eye http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Tameside Eye Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:57:26 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1209 Unfortunately this has happened in Tameside with council staff and mainly Tameside Patrollers (crap town wardens) taking a nice photoshoot with Labour councillors and candidates. I have a blog post related to this going up soon. Unfortunately this has happened in Tameside with council staff and mainly Tameside Patrollers (crap town wardens) taking a nice photoshoot with Labour councillors and candidates.

I have a blog post related to this going up soon.

]]> By: Richard Carvath http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Richard Carvath Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:14:08 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1208 The latest article on Steve Cooke's blog about this issue is worth a look. The latest article on Steve Cooke’s blog about this issue is worth a look.

]]> By: joe oneill http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 joe oneill Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:30:45 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1207 well tonight i recived a letter telling me i must not put any reference to gmpa in my leaflets. funny i never felt i lived in russia. well tonight i recived a letter telling me i must not put any reference to gmpa in my leaflets.

funny i never felt i lived in russia.

]]> By: Richard Carvath http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Richard Carvath Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:46:02 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1206 That's a howler John! You're saying it's okay because it was timed just before the electioneering period! The above leaflet is a flagrant, shameless piece of Labour propaganda which clearly exploits the police for political advantage. That’s a howler John! You’re saying it’s okay because it was timed just before the electioneering period! The above leaflet is a flagrant, shameless piece of Labour propaganda which clearly exploits the police for political advantage.

]]> By: joe oneill http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 joe oneill Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:33:46 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1205 As I’m sure you will appreciate GMP should not be seen to support or endorse any political party or individual. part of a letter i recived no dates or timings stated.... one rule for one. Again its election time lets all shout foul in the LABOUR camp joe As I’m sure you will appreciate GMP should not be seen to support or endorse any political party or individual.

part of a letter i recived no dates or timings stated….

one rule for one. Again its election time lets all shout foul in the LABOUR camp
joe

]]> By: Iain http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Iain Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:56:38 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1203 So let me get this straight - it's alright to use local police officers in political propaganda, as long as you do it just before the notice of election! (March I believe, incidentally) So let me get this straight – it’s alright to use local police officers in political propaganda, as long as you do it just before the notice of election!

(March I believe, incidentally)

]]> By: John Merry http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 John Merry Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:25:09 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/04/26/one-rule-for-labour/#comment-1202 This newsletter was put out well before the election was called. My understanding was during the first two months of this year. Really Ian you will have to do better than that! This newsletter was put out well before the election was called. My understanding was during the first two months of this year. Really Ian you will have to do better than that!

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