How to lie with statistics, Liberal Democrat style
When he hasn’t been dressing his party workers up as nurses, the Lib Dem candidate in Cardiff North, John Dixon, has been making a rather unusual case to the local voters based on the supposed weakness of the local Labour vote. Check out these quotations from a recent election leaflet of his:
“With Labour and Plaid out of the race locally, only John Dixon and the Lib Dems can be trusted to stand up for people in our area!”
“With Labour now a spent force both locally and nationally, I believe I am the clear alternative here to Cameron’s Conservatives.”
“Remember, with Labour and Plaid out of the race here, only the Lib Dems can keep the Tories out!”
“Don’t forget. In our area, only the Liberal Democrats can stop Cameron’s Conservatives. Labour are a spent force — they don’t even have any councillors in Cardiff North!”
“The race to be Cardiff North’s next MP is set to be a close-run contest. Local Lib Dem campaigner, John Dixon, is providing a strong challenge to the Tories.”