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Thursday 11 February 2010

The Independent Party around town

Today, I was given a copy of the latest newsletter from the Independent Party candidate for Belfairs ward.

It has probably got to be one of the most unpleasant leaflets that I have seen in a long time making the leaflets from Mr & Mrs Assenheim and Walter Mitty Comrade Ann Chalk in Shoeburyness look mild.

The leaflet from Garry Sheen implies that current Conservative Cllr Fay Evans 'bottled it' over the vote to extend the runway at Southend Airport.

Intrestingly, Mr Sheen says he not anti-airport, the classic Lib Dem trick of trying to be all things to all men, but doesn't state how he would have voted.

The leaflet implies he would have voted against the runway extension but it is interesting to note that both Independent Party councillors Mike Assenheim and Ron Woodley both voted for the extension which was also missing from his shameful piece.

Since analysing all of the Independent Party literature since the beginning of the year some interesting themes are beginning to emerge:

1. They have only three policies:
  • To answer all emails within 24 hours and letters within 7 days
  • To be an accessable councillor
  • Personally deliver pink and white sacks to the elderly and disabled

That is it! No mention what they will do in their wards or what visio they have for the town.

2. They always try and claim credit for other councillors work or dismiss their achievements

3. They are very negative and personal against their opponents.

In fact here in Southend there is pretty much no underhand tactic the Independent Party will not use. They lie, cheat, decieve and use unpleasant smear campaigns.

As we start to analyse and unpick the Independent Party they are a complete mystery. They are a vacuum round a void inside a hole. No one can describe a distinctive feature of the Independent Party they have just become a receptacle for dustbin votes.

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