Theresa May proved during her utterly dreadful 2017 General Election campaign that a mixture of hugely unpopular policies, coupled with a truly disastrous track record in power, doesn’t exactly translate well into when it comes to political campaigning. But her fellow Tories in Ilford may well have just outdone even poor old Theresa for completely cocking up their election campaign.
Local elections are a completely different beast to general elections, with national political issues such as Brexit and immigration generally take a back seat, whilst niche local problems like parking, council tax rises and bin collections take centre-stage.
Being able to boast about your party’s proud record in charge of a council will usually go a long way to persuading local residents to return you as a councillor. And for local elections, prospective Councillors will often think long and hard before distributing their all-important campaign literature to the local voting public.
However, the bright sparks at Ilford Conservatives appear to be incredibly confident that they will be able to win the day without even bothering to provide local residents with any such positive messages whatsoever.
Furthermore, astonishingly, Ilford Tories also seem to think that they will be able to win over local residents without even appearing to know which seat it is they are fighting for.
Yes, in a political fail of epic proportions, their all-important campaign leaflets begin by proudly boasting:
“WHAT WE’RE DOING/HAVE DONE FOR WARD/AREA NAME
We’re working hard for local people to make Ward/Area Name an even better place to live.”
The official Tory leaflets – which some…
