tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658347591166361648.post7276835170894475066..comments2024-03-19T01:07:34.287+00:00Comments on LOBBYDOG: Tories V Lib Dems - press office warsLobbydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622778941416233125noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658347591166361648.post-8643087584482422862009-07-10T09:11:24.032+01:002009-07-10T09:11:24.032+01:00Even though I'm a Tory, good on the Lib Dems I...Even though I'm a Tory, good on the Lib Dems I say.<br />If their press office is smaller, then it means they're doing a better job than the Tories who seem to have been caught on the hop.<br />Maybe it'll make them buck up theiur ideas a bit.BigBossMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658347591166361648.post-22010942860052858122009-07-10T00:28:40.582+01:002009-07-10T00:28:40.582+01:00I concur with the above comment - the Tories are m...I concur with the above comment - the Tories are more renowned for this than the Lib Dems. When I worked for a Lib Dem MP a couple of years ago they did exactly the same thing. <br /><br />The Tories have a bigger press office and more research staff, allowing them to keep a closer eye on answers to Parliamentary Questions.<br /><br />They can't complain, but I am not complaining either - I would do exactly the same thing if I were an MP and saw some good figures come out. PQ answers are public information.Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658347591166361648.post-83648474440555171402009-07-09T21:28:24.570+01:002009-07-09T21:28:24.570+01:00The Tories did this in North Norfolk in 2003. They...The Tories did this in North Norfolk in 2003. They put out a leaflet in a by-election quoting fugres on off shore dredging which were actually from a written answer to a question from Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb.<br /><br />The Lib Dems won the election with an increased majority.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.com