Tory party urges members to weaponise fake news...

[The Clamp]

Sent in an internal newsletter to its members in Peter Bone’s constituency of Wellingborough, the Tory party urged its members to “make dishonest claims and knock honest politicians off the front page”.

“Make nine ridiculous claims, yes it’ll sound like you spoke nonsense but the opposition will have to spend a week disproving them all”.

Seriously, this country is in deep, deep trouble with this government at the helm.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...KLJhvkTMR5gOcw9zdxsu_HRUReyQ8nHPKREvVGpuR_RKY

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Ten lords a leaping, Nine ridiculous claims, eight all the mince pies

 

[zefarelly]

Tory scum. c***s all of them.

 

[Krusty]

or more accurately.... one local Tory association and their ****wit MP.

#hyperbollocks

 

[The Clamp]

or more accurately.... one local Tory association and their ****wit MP.

#hyperbollocks

As pointed out in my OP.

 

[schmunk]

Sent in an internal newsletter to its members in Peter Bone’s constituency of Wellingborough, the Tory party urged its members to “make dishonest claims and knock honest politicians off the front page”.

“Make nine ridiculous claims, yes it’ll sound like you spoke nonsense but the opposition will have to spend a week disproving them all”.

Seriously, this country is in deep, deep trouble with this government at the helm.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...KLJhvkTMR5gOcw9zdxsu_HRUReyQ8nHPKREvVGpuR_RKY

...or is this story, perhaps, errr...

 

[The Clamp]

Peter William Bone FCA is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wellingborough since 2005. He campaigned for Brexit in the EU Referendum and is part of the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave.

So there we go.

 

[The Clamp]

Tory MP Peter Bone Got Absolutely Monstered While Trying To Defend A No-Deal Brexit On Sky News


https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/en...7v0wZyHSp-aiTfyPemAI9wnOkuIMuXGFgn038ZsOtxxox


People like this are running things. They vote on your behalf. Sends shivers down the spine, eh!



Edit - Not sure what "monstered" means exactly and I question it's use in journalism outside of The Sport. Owned maybe.

Monster monster

 

[Guinness Boy]

Can anyone think of any examples of dishonesty by a Tory politician much, much closer to home

 

[The Clamp]

Trump has changed politics as we know it.

In this social media age, he has proven that you can make all kinds of wild, speculative and untrue claims and a significant proportion of people will believe it.

He has also proven the times you do get caught out saying these ridiculous things, supporters will simply ignore it and move on.

I agree, although I think Boris Johnson pioneered his own brand of lying to the masses. The man is a serial liar, from lying to girlfriends and his children to lying to the nation. He is incapable of acting in any way that doesn't serve his self interests.

 

[sparkie]

Can anyone think of any examples of dishonesty by a Tory politician much, much closer to home

Paul Valley ?

 

[Machiavelli]

Sent in an internal newsletter to its members in Peter Bone’s constituency of Wellingborough, the Tory party urged its members to “make dishonest claims and knock honest politicians off the front page”.

“Make nine ridiculous claims, yes it’ll sound like you spoke nonsense but the opposition will have to spend a week disproving them all”.

This is as clear a case as you could find to indicate what some (note some, not all of them by any means -- although many of those have been de-selected or had the whip withdrawn) of them have been up to for a long, long time.
It's just another attempt to shift the UK towards a US-style culture war scenario. Too many will launch into the trap set by the 'rogue' Tories that are increasingly becoming the norm. This will be demonstrated imminently on this site, with this thread being moved to The Bear Pit.

 

[The Clamp]

This is as clear a case as you could find to indicate what some (note some, not all of them by any means -- although many of those have been de-selected or had the whip withdrawn) of them have been up to for a long, long time.
It's just another attempt to shift the UK towards a US-style culture war scenario. Too many will launch into the trap set by the 'rogue' Tories that are increasingly becoming the norm. This will be demonstrated imminently on this site, with this thread being moved to The Bear Pit.

Quite. The Tory party is made up of these so called "rogue" MP's with little thought given to the power their vote wields. These people influence policy. Not as much as big business but enough. The nonsense this man spouts about the EU will be believed by a lot of people.

And yes, it will inevitably go to the pit. It's all quite civil so far though so we may get a few pages of mainstream exposure

 

[Superphil]

or more accurately.... one local Tory association and their ****wit MP.

#hyperbollocks

You think it's an isolated instance? I'd be surprised if it was.

 

[Normal Rob]

Tory MP Peter Bone Got Absolutely Monstered While Trying To Defend A No-Deal Brexit On Sky News


https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/en...7v0wZyHSp-aiTfyPemAI9wnOkuIMuXGFgn038ZsOtxxox


People like this are running things. They vote on your behalf. Sends shivers down the spine, eh!



Edit - Not sure what "monstered" means exactly and I question it's use in journalism outside of The Sport. Owned maybe.

Monster monster

Not sure he was monstered or owned. It was the same old shite from both sides.

Labour remainer - 'tariffs and costs to the UK consumer will go up'

Tory Brexiteer - 'no they wont'


It's the same old crap, and I'm sick of it.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Can anyone think of any examples of dishonesty by a Tory politician much, much closer to home

John Major?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Sent in an internal newsletter to its members in Peter Bone’s constituency of Wellingborough, the Tory party urged its members to “make dishonest claims and knock honest politicians off the front page”.

“Make nine ridiculous claims, yes it’ll sound like you spoke nonsense but the opposition will have to spend a week disproving them all”.

Seriously, this country is in deep, deep trouble with this government at the helm.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...KLJhvkTMR5gOcw9zdxsu_HRUReyQ8nHPKREvVGpuR_RKY

Agreed. It's going to take decades to recover from the Trump and Johnson/Tory years.

 

[The Clamp]

Not sure he was monstered or owned. It was the same old shite from both sides.

Labour remainer - 'tariffs and costs to the UK consumer will go up'

Tory Brexiteer - 'no they wont'


It's the same old crap, and I'm sick of it.

To be fair, claiming the UK can set tariffs on imported coffee (all coffee) is a cut above

 

[timbha]

Agreed. It's going to take decades to recover from the Trump and Johnson/Tory years.

Genuine question. What will “recovered” look like?

 

[Randy McNob]

Jeez, how do you think Boris and his NF cronies got into power?

Lies and misinformation