Tory blogger Iain Dale was spitting blood yesterday over the tactics of lobby groups like 38 Degrees in the wake of Raab-gate, yet today it has emerged that Tory MPs - including Raab - have been engaged in precisely the same practice he and Dale both abhor: cloning the same email in replies to constituents.
Tory blogger Iain Dale was spitting blood yesterday over the tactics of lobby groups like 38 Degrees in the wake of Raab-gate, yet today it has emerged that Tory MPs – including Raab – have been engaged in precisely the same practice he and Dale both abhor: cloning the same email in replies to constituents.
Dozens of Tory MPs sent exactly the same email in response to concerns about the BBC being under threat – with Raab himself cloning almost word-for-word the standard Tory response email then sending it on, rather similar to what he’s attacking 38 Degrees members for doing.
The cloned email reads:
“The Government fully supports the BBC and wants it to remain the cornerstone of UK public service broadcasting.
“However, I also strongly believe that the BBC can and should be doing more to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.”
The question now is: will the beacon of the Tory Party blogosphere now turn his guns on these errannt MPs? And will Raab self flagellate?!
24 Responses to “Raab to face the wrath of Dale?”
graham
RT @leftfootfwd: Raab to face the wrath of Dale? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Bee Flaherty
RT @leftfootfwd: Raab to face the wrath of Dale? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Claire Spencer
Would that they were so consistent… RT @leftfootfwd: Raab to face the wrath of Dale? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Bee Flaherty
@flayman Doesnt this include the statement you had in response to BBC letter? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Jonathan Sheppard
Surely if you send a standardised unpersonal email expect a standardised unpersonal response? No?