You Cheated!
I'm not surprised that Labour overspent their campaign limit - all those glossy advertisements (paid for by Parliamentary Services) looked very expensive.
What convinced me the most that they were election spending is when then Labour MP Lesley Soper told me I wouldn't get one in my letterbox because their voter database will identify me as a strong National vote and so wouldn't waste the resource. But then she was just angry at me having ridiculed her at a public meeting over how Labour was spending taxpayers money on their election campaign, and if the Government could afford glossy brochures advertising it's MPs why can't it afford tax cuts!
What convinced me the most that they were election spending is when then Labour MP Lesley Soper told me I wouldn't get one in my letterbox because their voter database will identify me as a strong National vote and so wouldn't waste the resource. But then she was just angry at me having ridiculed her at a public meeting over how Labour was spending taxpayers money on their election campaign, and if the Government could afford glossy brochures advertising it's MPs why can't it afford tax cuts!
posted by Michael at
7:06 PM
2 Comments:
Michael, I think you might be jumping the gun. The Labour Party has just been referred to the police for them to investigate to see if any charges are warranted. They might or might not be. Any charges then need to be found correct by a judge or a jury. I think you might be prejudging any outcome a little bit!
On the other hand the National Party have already admitted they "made a mistake" with their expenses when they forgot to allow for GST.!
How about being a bit more balanced in your blogging?
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steven, at 12:54 AM
Hi Steven. Yes, I should be more restrained and not so prejudicial. If this incident goes to trial I'll make sure I am disqualified as a juror. (Although I think only criminal cases have juries.)
A couple of points that might put more balance on this - National's error is a breach of the Broadcasting Act, not the rules that govern election campaigning. National still spent less on TV and Radio advertising that Labour.
Secondly, before the election the Chief Electoral Officer declared that the Pledge Cards were campaign material - It would have been prudent for Labour to rein in it's spending to get as close to the cap as possible without going over.
By
Michael, at 8:18 PM
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