Leaked Labour leadership campaign memo lays bare "Twitter bitching" strategy

1:37pm Fri September 3rd
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The bad-tempered arguments between supporters of the various Labour leadership candidates have not gone unnoticed. Until now, however, it was not apparent that such an approach had been encouraged officially by a campaign team.

The strategy document below, from leadership hopeful Jim Garner MP, suggests activists should “bitch about the other candidates on Twitter”, adding “If Ed Miliband farts in the woods and no one is around to hear it, I want you to say you were there and it smelt like he’d followed through.” The memo also carries annotations from an unknown aide suggesting Labour MP Stephen Pound should abuse DWP minister Chris Grayling in Parliament.

Garner’s campaign is perhaps best known for its videos (see his candidacy announcement), which the document indicates will make a return shortly. A source close to the Garner campaign told Scrapbook that Labour members can expect new material as early as next week.

In the meantime, check out his website at Jim4Leader.org.uk

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  1. By Political Scrapbook on September 3, 2010 at 12:40 pm

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  2. By Stephen Canning on September 3, 2010 at 12:43 pm

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  3. By Political Scrapbook on September 3, 2010 at 12:45 pm

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  4. By Ben Cooper on September 3, 2010 at 12:47 pm

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  6. By Kaveh Azarhoosh on September 3, 2010 at 12:49 pm

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  7. By Ben Furber on September 3, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Leaked Labour leadership campaign memo lays bare "Twitter bitching" strategy http://is.gd/eT7rD

  8. By Andy Sutherland on September 3, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    RT @psbook: New post –> Leaked Labour leadership campaign memo lays bare "Twitter bitching" strategy http://is.gd/eT7rD <Love it!

  9. By Ben Cooper on September 3, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    It seems @JimGarnerMP is targeting my 2nd preference: http://is.gd/eT7rD #indemand

  10. By Charlotte Stamper on September 3, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    RT @psbook Leaked Labour leadership campaign memo lays bare "Twitter bitching" strategy. http://is.gd/eT7rD

  11. By Ella Yvonne Magal on September 3, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    RT @BenCooper86: It seems @JimGarnerMP is targeting my 2nd preference: http://is.gd/eT7rD #indemand << Haha! I LOVE @JimGarnerMP

  12. By Conor Pope on September 3, 2010 at 1:02 pm

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  14. By Laurence Turner on September 3, 2010 at 1:06 pm

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  17. By James Garner on September 3, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Disgusted to see this contest has fallen into negative briefings, judging by this leak on @psbook http://bit.ly/9yJ1UG

  18. By jimgarnermp on September 3, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Disgusted to see this contest has fallen into negative briefings, judging by this leak on @psbook http://bit.ly/9yJ1UG

  19. By Richard Johnson on September 3, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    RT @JimGarnerMP: Disgusted to see this contest has fallen into negative briefings, judging by this leak on @psbook http://bit.ly/9yJ1UG

  20. By Ben Lyons on September 3, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    RT @psbook: Leaked Labour leadership campaign memo lays bare "Twitter bitching" strategy # http://bit.ly/bffgz7

  21. By Wes Streeting on September 3, 2010 at 1:30 pm

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  22. By Martin Tiedemann on September 3, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    RT @JimGarnerMP: Disgusted to see this contest has fallen into negative briefings, judging by this leak on @psbook http://bit.ly/9yJ1UG

  23. By Parlez~me~'n~Tory on October 28, 2010 at 10:27 am

    How come I missed this last month? http://bit.ly/cNpHIa

  24. By tim on October 28, 2010 at 10:50 am

    RT @Parlez_me_nTory: How come I missed this last month? http://bit.ly/cNpHIa <doesn't suprise me. Typical labour. Unprofessional!

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