Thursday, 10 May 2018

Not-so-clever plans and very dirty tricks

A bunch of people in St Helier No.2 got this through their letterbox today - an unmarked, anonymous leaflet smearing Reform Jersey candidate and long-standing key voice on Jersey's left, Geoff Southern.

Aside from pushing an unproven slander that Southern was sacked from Hautlieu for inappropriate behavior - the details of why Southern left Hautlieu have never come out in the open, as they're a private matter between Southern and the Education Department - it accuses Southern of breaking electoral law. Southern did indeed do this - he helped a few senior citizens fill in a register-to-vote form, which, for some absurd reason, is illegal under Jersey law, and was fined £10K. To compare, Jon Howarth, who was convicted a few years ago of threatening to kill Stuart Syvret's landlord, was fined less than £500.

 It's also to be noted the leaflet is anonymous - whoever had this done is cowardly enough that they won't reveal who they actually represent. No-one has yet been identified delivering these, so we have no idea who or what is behind this.

This dishonest, cowardly and slanderous smear campaign helps no-one.

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