Tory councillor accidentally sent details of 'smear plot' to intended targets

[Denzil_DC]

A Tory councillor tried to persuade party colleagues to join him in a smear campaign against local domestic violence services and women’s rights campaigners, a leaked email shows.

Scott Harris, a Conservative member of Portsmouth council, wrote in the email that he had been compiling information on a number of political opponents operating in the city before council elections.

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However, they and others named by Harris received the email after it was mistakenly sent out in a chain. The message says: “The elections are coming and the politics are dirty. The tricks by the Lib Dems, the lies and the smear are disgusting.

“Quite frankly it might be a good idea to play dirty this time. I know we shouldn’t go down to their gutter politics but should we continue to stand by and allow this to go on?

“I’m also compiling some stuff on Shonagh Dillion [sic], Aurora New Dawn and Sisters Uncut. Interestingly I’ve found some stuff on [local socialist activist] Jon Woods and the SWP locally which will be useful when the loony left come calling nearer May.”


Rest here: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/05/local-campaigners-tory-councillor-plot-smear-portsmouth?CMP=share_btn_tw

Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for the next Conservative Party Director of Communications.

[MisterP]

1. there's plenty of Thick of It quotes for this but none are clean enough

[Denzil_DC]

2. Alternative?

[Bad Dog]

3. Tories and Portsmouth.

A heady mix. We call them skates because you know they like to you know with fish.