tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post5655571192930989869..comments2024-03-27T21:30:35.824+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: More Council ElectionsLabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-27843621628559626042007-09-21T14:46:00.000+00:002007-09-21T14:46:00.000+00:00Laban wrote ”... I didn't see the BNP as a threat,...Laban wrote <I>”... I didn't see the BNP as a threat, nor the Tories for that matter, their candidates were just ordinary people like me. I've spent time with both Brigid and Bill and I think they are perfectly nice people ...” ... BNP candidate Bill Pugh said ... "I think I have been beaten by a worthy opponent ... I am just glad that the local people and the local press have given us a fair crack of the whip and not just been biased against us, and that we have been allowed to go through the democratic process. I'd like to thank The Whitehaven News for giving me a chance to have my say in a fair and balanced way."</I><BR/><BR/>Could it be the absence of the following alleged shenanigans? Can anyone corroborate the following allegations, which are apparently absent from the drive-by media? According to the new BNP press spokesman Simon Darby <A HREF="http://simondarby.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-weekend-has-been-marred-by-serious.html " REL="nofollow"> here</A> <BR/><I> Martin Roberts from Worcester rings this morning to inform me that once again he has caught a local Labour councillor putting out UAF leaflets. ... How long can this ridiculous state of affairs be allowed to go on?</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://simondarby.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-weekend-has-been-marred-by-serious.html" REL="nofollow"> and here</A> <I>... our candidate ... inform[s] me that the left have been leafleting. Not that these particular left wingers have anything to do with this election of course, but disgracefully they are allowed to act with impunity. We recently visited the Electoral Commission to complain about outside interference and third party campaigning. They seemed very sympathetic at the time and promised to look into the matter, but odds are our visit will have been a waste of time.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com