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?!
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24 Responses to “Raab to face the wrath of Dale?”
Joss Garman
RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
andy c
RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
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T_i_B
RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Tory Bear
tenuous, its more the fact 38Degrees actively encourage spamming constantly and make it very easy to do rather than a MP taking the line.