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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
John, we can't afford any dirty tricks. The electorate have become much more savvy since the expenses scandal and seem to be far more adept at spotting when someone is full of it, something which I welcome as there is no place for it in Hyndburn.
Without wanting to sound hurtful, from what I can gather it's been a long time since you've been involved with local politics in any detail and the council is more or less a completely different landscape in the way it is made up. I'm sure dirty tricks have gone on in the past from Labour's side as they have done in abundance from the Conservative side but those days really do need to come to an end and none of my team see any merit in playing that game.
Have a word with Peter and the boys about dirty tricks. Two days before the election a little card went through the doors of Rishton households stating that Labour would look to car parking charges as a stealth tax. That was laid on the table as a passing thought over 12 years ago and has never been mentioned since because it was a terrible idea. If dragging up ancient discussions is the best thing they could throw at us to win an election it proves how little they actually did in each ward.
We have a new council and a new beginning. Don't be afraid of talking to us if you have ideas and comments.
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The reason it was never dragged up Ken is I think you've noticed, the Tories have been in control since 1999 which could have something to do with it. as you know, I've said before I like you as a person, but we'll never see eye to eye on a political level, sometimes I think your a little naive politically when you think Labour are all sweetness and light even today, there are people who will stop at nothing in the dirty tricks department and I not just saying pushing an odd mischievous leaflet out at election times, It is far more extreme than that. If you think these people have gone away, they haven't, I saw one knocking on doors on my estate canvasing for Labour only last week, and round about this time of year I still get spurious phone calls in the early hours especially if I have been having a rant on here
