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More ‘Quaint quotes’: Denis hits on the killer blow.

13th December 2009

Despite his newest protestations, and try as he will, ’New Tory’ Knowles has failed to come up with anything to divert attention from his voting record.

The plain fact is that he voted to close both Guinea Gap Baths; and Seacombe Library. He was so determined an advocate of the proposals that he made sure nobody could doubt it by going one huge step further - publicly declaring in the press that the closures would be ‘For the greater good’.

But under Conservative Party inspiration he seems to have come up with an ingenious new plan to divert attention: ’name calling’.

In pursuit of this new-found cerebral methodology his latest ’political’ researches (clearly ‘in depth’) have brought him to the remarkable discovery that one of his former colleagues has – wait for it – a beard!

So, what a wit, Denis has taken to publishing his own (presumably highly qualified) medical view that his opponent ‘looks ill’ and has taken to calling him ‘Old Greybeard’.

We are so impressed by this late discovery of Denis’s previously unsuspected research talents that we have decided to augment his evidential data-base by publishing below a picture of, err ….. Denis.

: Grey or blue Denis?

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‘QUAINT TORY QUOTE’ NUMBER ONE

“We will not allow libraries to close, nor swimming baths, …..”

Perhaps somebody reading those words, recently penned by the political defector Denis Knowles, might think them plausible. But Cllr Knowles conveniently refrains from mentioning that he not only voted for the closure of Guinea Gap Baths and Seacombe Library but he publicly declared their closures would be

“… for the greater good …”.

Later he voted against the funding proposed by Labour to keep them open.

Go to ‘Libraries’ on our Cloud Tag for more information about this topic.

’QUAINT TORY QUOTE’ NUMBER TWO

Anybody wishing to keep Sure Start, or the National Health Service, would be well advised to remember that these were Labour creations. It is far better to trust the Labour Party that created them than Tory band-waggoners who see a little popularity in jumping on rather late in the day.

With that in mind let’s look at the latest bit of crass Tory misinformation. Wallasey Tories have just declared:

“SECRET PLANS by Wirral’s Labour-led Council to slash the help for young mums and dads have been uncovered. Less than seven days after Angela Eagle MP promised to defend Sure Start, her Labour-led Council announced cuts of £300,000.” It rambles on: “The money for Sure Start is being raided by the Council …..”

The truth, as the Tories know very well, is entirely different.

No Sure Start service has been cut.
The £300k is funding not required for Sure Start in this financial year.
It has been allocated to other services for children aged 0-5.

But to print that would spoil their outrageous propaganda wouldn’t it?

Sure Start is an initiative introduced by the Labour Government. The Tories are clearly trying to save face following national media reports that a majority of them are ill disposed towards Sure Start. But here in Wirral the Tories have finally grasped the fact that Labour’s Sure Start policy is extremely popular with young mums. Does that explain why they are so desperate to climb onto and share Sure Start’s increasing popularity? But there is no guarantee that were the Tories ever to form a national or local administration Sure Start would remain safe.

Arguing a political case on policy differences is perfectly legitimate. But when the Tories feel they have to descend to this sort of distortion aren’t they demonstrating contempt for the public they feed it to?

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