|
The following is based on information posted anonymously to the garbagegate ftp site.
Someone who became disenchanted with the self-serving and/or bone idle members of his local council's Conservative group -- let's call where he lives Mytown -- decided to stand as an independent Conservative candidate at the next local elections.
After reviewing the list of registered political parties on the Electoral Commission's website [LISTED BELOW], he decided that he needed his own party, and that the party needed an accurate descriptive name. So he sent a list of suggestions to the Electoral Commission for approval.
He faxed the list on Tuesday, March 19th at 15:02 hours and requested a reply by fax. What he got was a letter, which arrived on Saturday, March 23rd, four days later.
There's a Democratic Labour Party but he wasn't allowed to call his party the Democratic Conservative Party. Why? Does the Electoral Commission think that Conservatives are fundamentally undemocratic? And does IDS know what this bunch of Tony Cronies is saying about him?
There's a Brentwood and Ongar Independent Conservative Party so why did the Electoral Commission frown on Mytown Conservative Group?
Anyway, our independent Conservative chose one of the long-winded permitted names and sent his application for registration in by first-class post. The Royal Mail confirmed that there had been no problems with collections and deliveries, but when he checked with the Electoral Commission, they denied having received his mailing.
Given the general lackadaisical standards of the Electoral Commission, our would-be independent Conservative was left wondering just how trustworthy the Electoral Commission's claim was. Had they received his mailing but was it lying unopened on someone's desk?
All this left him wondering just what the members of the Electoral Commission do to justify their fat salaries, which are paid out of the public purse.
Not standing up for the individual against the party political establishment, that's for sure!
Said our disillusioned Conservative: "This bunch of cronified time-servers have got their collective noses pushed so far up the bottom of the political establishment that it's no wonder they can't see what fools they're making of themselves."
Talking about our anonymous friend's experiences in the office, we came up with the following as the typical daily schedule of a member of the Electoral Commission:
- 09:35 Arrive at the office, review the newspapers with coffee.
- 10:30 Catch up on office politics.
- 11:30 Lunch.
- 14:30 Back from lunch, take coffee to assist with sobering up process, do emails hoping to find some interesting ones. Deny receiving today's snail mail if nosy members of the public ring up about it.
- 15:00 Tea break.
- 15:30 Check snail mail - well, open envelopes and take a very quick look at the contents.
- 15:50 Help! Maybe I should be doing some work.
- 15:55 Sod it.
- 15:56 Decide to go home early to beat the rush.
- 15:56:30 Final 'work' thought of the day: "Did a good day's work. Didn't rock the boat, didn't let the public get away with anything."
It's a great life if you don't weaken!
|
There are around 190 legitimate entries on the Great Britain Register of Political Parties [LISTED BELOW]. See if you can spot which are real and which are Garbage Parties! Email your list to garbagegate@tiscali.co.uk to enter our grand prize competition!
