Lobbied by the Lib Dem lobbyists  

Guidance issued by the Lib Dem Party to local activists orders them to "Be wicked, act shamelessly, stir endlessly...don't be afraid to exaggerate...positive campaigning will not be enough to win."It's advice that has been practiced with zeal by Lib Dems here in Camborne and Redruth and has undermined their credibility locally. Last year, Julia Goldsworthy's office sanctioned a bitter and twisted leaflet which described the Mebyon Kernow candidate as a "greasy haired tw*t." Earlier this year, local Lib Dems attacked me for having a real job in the private sector with Portland Communications - and even attempted to claim that I had been "parachuted in" from London. This week while canvassing I came across one former Liberal voter who said she was so disgusted at this negative campaigning that she emailed Julia Goldsworthy to complain. Julia's response was to blame her agent, saying that...