On 26 Feb 2010, at 13:55, Richard Pope wrote: > > 1) This Liberal Democrat leaflet which suggests that the Green Party > candidate has withdrawn from the election: > > http://www.thestraightchoice.org/leaflet.php?q=585 > > Which we believe may fall under Section 106(5) of the Representation > of the People Act 1983: > > "Any person who, before or during an election, knowingly publishes a > false statement of a candidate’s withdrawal at the election for the > purpose of promoting or procuring the election of another candidate > shall be guilty of an illegal practice." >
Speaking as a Liberal Democrat, I'd suggest that your first port of call should be the local party that issued the leaflet, then the English Federal Party of the Liberal Democrats. I'd hope that they'd see the error of their ways, and apologise. The headline is certainly misleading, even the body to someone without knowledge of local politics. -- Ian Eiloart _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
