Dubious Lib Dem tactics, continued...

Last week, I reported on dubious expenses scheming by two Liberal Democrat MPs – Paul Rowen in Rochdale and John Leech in Manchester Withington – and subsequently wrote a blog fdetailing Paul Rowen’s method of funding his political campaigning at public expense.

Inevitably, having failed to respond to my questions, Rowen stated that the pieces were part of a “Tory smear campaign” – but that’s just not the case. In fact, in the last week, I’ve received a wodge of correspondence from constituents disgusted not just by the candidates’ questionable fundraising methods but also about the campaigns themselves. I thought I might share a few of them.

First up, check out Paul Rowen’s utterly bungling claim in a recent campaign leaflet that Rochdale’s poorest pensioners have been forced to pay for prescriptions. So great is this cost, Rowen claims, pensioners are scared to go to their GP.