It leads back to the questions I've asked before: is it the responsibility of the political parties to keep a record of all their publicly-released material, and is it a good idea for them to be the main record?
I'd say no to both questions. Indeed, it would be quite dangerous for the parties to be the mains store of such material, as it would easily be manipulatable by them to remove or alter embarrassing items. It really needs to be third parties.
Sandwich South result LABOUR 140 (33.8%), UKIP 113 (27.3%), TORY 104 (25.2%), LIBDEM 57 (13.7%) Labour did not stand last time. Laura Sandys South Thanet MP has alienated many local Tories by being strongly pro EU and opposing fox hunting. UKIP spent lots of money but Labour had more people on the ground. Lib Dem was a popular local ex headteacher who had been on council for 16 years.
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It leads back to the questions I've asked before: is it the responsibility of the political parties to keep a record of all their publicly-released material, and is it a good idea for them to be the main record?
I'd say no to both questions. Indeed, it would be quite dangerous for the parties to be the mains store of such material, as it would easily be manipulatable by them to remove or alter embarrassing items. It really needs to be third parties.