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“The Tory leader is furious that Labour campaigners around the country are telling the elderly that their free bus passes and winter fuel payments would go if the Conservatives were elected”, reported The Telegraph in March. Cameron slammed the ”appalling people” with the temerity to suggest that he wasn’t being straight with pensioners:
“You know you are getting letters from the Labour Party that say the Conservatives would cut the winter fuel allowance, would cut the free bus travel … These statements by Labour are quite simply lies. I don’t use the word ‘lie’ very often, but I am using it today because they are lies.” – David Cameron, 23 March
Dave from marketing returned to this theme during Sky News’ televised debate on 22 April, telling viewers suggestions the Tories would slash entitlements to Winter fuel payments, pension credits and free bus passes were ”pure and simple lies”.
“We will keep the pension credit, we’ll keep the winter fuel allowance, we’ll keep the free bus pass. Those leaflets you have been getting from Labour, the letters you have been getting from Labour are pure and simple lies.” – David Cameron, 22 April
The pledges have already been cast as a David Cameron “read my lips” moment. But we thought the cynical mock outrage with which he delivered these fibs merited an attack video. ”Pure and simple lies”, Dave?
Free bus passes at 60? Don’t count on it. The pension credit? Chris Grayling wants them “phased out”. Winter fuel payments? Restricted and cut.
Same old Tories. Same old lies.
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You know it’s a Coalition rather than Conservative government, right? All pledges are off in the name of compromise… this is what you get with the hung parliament that “most people wanted”.
Can’t really find the evidence to back up your claims in the links provided.
I’m gonna go ahead and label this a Fail.
James: Dizzy tries this line of argument. See our responses in the comments there:
http://dizzythinks.net/2010/09/lies-and-more-lies-everywhere.html
Grow the fuck up
http://thefrogsalittlehot.blogspot.com/2010/09/were-all-going-on-summer-holiday.html
Ive just pointed out this quote from Cameron in the Daily Mail to dizzy.
At his monthly press conference, he said: ‘We will keep what we inherit in all these areas.
‘All these things that Labour are saying are complete and utter lies, and they know it too.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260060/David-Cameron-accuses-Labour-lying-free-bus-pass-cut-claims.html
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[...] Further down the list and marginally less egregious: Cameron denouncing as “Labour lies” any suggestion that the Tories would restrict bus passes for the elderly, cut the Winter Fuel allowance, or get rid of the pension credit. After promising to protect all these things on national television, the Coalition has done the exact opposite. [...]
[...] 1. The stupendous Lib Dem betrayal on tuition fees. From categorical pledges to oppose all fee rises, to backing a lifting of the cap to £9,000 a year. Quite spectacular, and utterly impossible to hide. 2. Further down the list and marginally less egregious: Cameron denouncing as “Labour lies” any suggestion that the Tories would restrict bus passes for the elderly, cut the Winter Fuel allowance, or get rid of the pension credit. After promising to protect all these things on national television, the Coalition has done the exact opposite. [...]