An afternoon off campaigning yesterday as I managed to get a large amount of leaflets out in the morning, so that I could see Ipswich play their last game ever at Layer Road against Colchester United. That is enough said about the football!!
But whilst having a pre game beer in The Dragoon pub in Colchester, I came across this Lib dem leaflet for Bob Russell the Colchester MP. I just could not believe it, there was a picture of Bob, in desert combats- not sure about the belt or rank badge- but he was stood in front of an Apache Helicopter- one of the British Army's deadliest machines - Just not sure how that can be the main picture on a Liberal leaflet when in most of the county they try and put themselves forward as the ant-war party. Now as MP for Colchester, he should be visiting troops all over the world- but to have a smiling picture in front of an Apache helicopter? then again that may have been a better picture than the one of him being "cuddled" by the Colchester United mascot- some sort of half eagle/half pigeon bird.
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Bob has always been consistant on this issue from the very beginning of Labours' illegal war in Iraq.
He was against the war , but unsurprisingly supportive of his constiuents who had to go out their and risk their life.
However you are right on one thing - using the mascot in any of the leaflets that I edited for Bob whilst his agent would have been a huge mistake!!!!
You went in the wrong pub mate. You should have gone in the Fat Cat and drank the Honey Ale.
And as to leaflets, I have not had a single one from you lot since I moved to Colchester. Says a lot really.
What was the caption, a Colchester constituent had put on the leaflet Alasdair? I think we should be told...
Not sure we can put it on here- but it went along the lines of "real men ride choppers!"
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