A Tory bloggers briefing yesterday highlighted the key role that Tory chairman Eric Pickles believes Tory websites will play in rebutting Labour's key messages.
A Tory bloggers’ briefing last night highlighted the key role that Tory Chairman Eric Pickles believes Conservative websites will play in rebutting Labour’s key messages.
Left Foot Forward was alerted to the private discussions by an email from an anonymous blogger describing themselves as “A Tory Friend” which read:
“Eric Pickles and the CCHQ press team told the bloggers they would be given 7am briefing emails or “talk point memos” during the election campaign which would include the days lines and strategy and rebuttals to Labour attacks.”
Shane Greer, who was at the event, denied that bloggers were offered morning emails but told Left Foot Forward:
“Eric Pickles described the role he thought bloggers could play in key marginals to rebut Labour lies where they cropped up.”
Harry Cole, aka Tory Bear, told Left Foot Forward that Pickles said it would be:
“A very dirty election and that’s where you come in … on rebuttal”
On her blog, Lazy Hyena also quotes Pickles:
“This is going to be one of the nastiest, most brutal campaigns in recent history. And that’s where you come in…”
And a hungover Thomas Byrne, who left the drinks at 2am, said he did not want to comment as he, “was not sure what was meant to be said.”
77 Responses to “Pickles: Key role for Tory bloggers in rebutting Labour”
rob
“This is going to be one of the nastiest, most brutal campaigns in recent history. And that’s where you come in…” that is a most horrific misrepresentation. It completly inverts the meaning of what he was saying. He said the bloggers role would be to rebuff a nasty attack and you are making it seem like he wants the bloggers to play dirty.
Nast, nasty politics.
Very bad reporting.
Shame on you.
Steve Green
I had a dog called Toby, he used to bum skate up the garden path, unfortunately this left him with pink patches an his black balls, they looked like 8 balls. I never had the urge to write the number 8 on them.
Tory Bear
I can’t help but think of that line from the first episode of the Thick of It:
“And they pasted onto them a porn picture of a girl sucking a big cock and they wrote “Angela Heaney swallows anything””
Luke
I’m not too sure if the Tory bloggers are aware of the irony in their instant rebuttals about the events of the last night’s evening with portly Pickles.
Ellie Gellard
RT @KerryMP: More on @EricPickles briefing the sockpuppets on @leftfootfwd http://bit.ly/cMqe2c