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UK local politics
A would-be Conservative councillor flatly contradicting a potential voter about a provable matter of fact on her own doorstep is an interesting choice. One might call it 'brave*' in the Yes Minister sense, possibly even 'courageous*'.
*will lose you votes
*will lose you the election
I politely declined the gentleman's leaflet on the grounds that I was not interested, after living in West Oxfordshire for forty years and having seen Tory councillors at county and district level oppose and delay work on a vital bit of local infrastructure all that time. This is finally going ahead now county and district councils are Labour/Lib Dem/Greens working together.
Him: 'That's not true'
Me: 'If you're going to call me a liar, we're done.' (Closing door).
I have better things to do with my time than cite the copious evidence in the public domain including two public planning enquiries where the Inspector instructed the Tory-led county council to get this work done asap. They didn't.
*will lose you votes
*will lose you the election
I politely declined the gentleman's leaflet on the grounds that I was not interested, after living in West Oxfordshire for forty years and having seen Tory councillors at county and district level oppose and delay work on a vital bit of local infrastructure all that time. This is finally going ahead now county and district councils are Labour/Lib Dem/Greens working together.
Him: 'That's not true'
Me: 'If you're going to call me a liar, we're done.' (Closing door).
I have better things to do with my time than cite the copious evidence in the public domain including two public planning enquiries where the Inspector instructed the Tory-led county council to get this work done asap. They didn't.
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