Huhnewatch is drawn to Chris’ latest Guardan article*
Apparently Chris is upset to have received a ‘mail merged letter’ from David Cameron.
In the article “Blue won't be green David Cameron's environmental rhetoric is not reflected in the actions of his party” Chris complains - “David Cameron has once again written urging me to support the Conservative party. His mail-merge letter says attractive things about the need to tackle climate change”
Chris won’t be happy then with Winchester Lib Dem Candidate Martin Todd who seems to have mail merged Huhnes entire article into his website.
http://winld.org.uk/
Next to a picture entitled “Martin Todd and local lib dems choking in Tory pollution (what is it about Winchester Lib Dems and chocking on things) the candidate lifts Huhne’s entire article from the Guardian word for word as the top story on his campaign webpage and not a mention of Chris in sight!
Wonder if the Guardian knows they spend £5000 a year so Chris can write Lib Dem campaigning templates.
Mailmerging. Tut Tut.
*(Register of Members' Interests – Guardian – up to £5000)
Monday 30 April 2007
Tuesday 17 April 2007
Tip Off's fly - 300 stop by
Since the launch of Huhne-Watch less than a week ago we have had 300 visitors.
Huhne-Watch is also greatful to the 3 lib dem workers who have sent in tip-offs.
Tip us off about what Chris is up to.
huhnewatch@hotmail.co.uk
Huhne-Watch is also greatful to the 3 lib dem workers who have sent in tip-offs.
Tip us off about what Chris is up to.
huhnewatch@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 12 April 2007
Huhne the hypocrite?
Huhne-Watch comes across this from Huffington Post. Well worth a read!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-lewis/britains-liberals-elect-_b_16661.html
These are Huhne-Watch's favs!
"It only got better. Curious about the insider fruits available to a financial columnist who suddenly enters the very market he was reporting on - and interested to learn about his wealth - his former colleagues in the financial world started investigating his investment portfolio. It turned out that on many of the issues he'd spoken out on to court votes among the 73,000 Liberal Party voters - he had a greater depth of understanding than the average politician.
For example, Liberal Democrats concerned about the increasing threat of clandestine surveillance systems - discovered that Huhne was one of the first and biggest investors in a company called Irisys that makes cameras that allow retail stores to discreetly film their customers with thermal imaging. Huhne holds nearly half a million US dollars worth of its stock. Those worried about the exploitation of Third World countries found out that Huhne had over US$100,000 invested in Centamin, a company mining for gold in eastern Egypt and recently in heated dispute with the Egyptian government"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-lewis/britains-liberals-elect-_b_16661.html
These are Huhne-Watch's favs!
"It only got better. Curious about the insider fruits available to a financial columnist who suddenly enters the very market he was reporting on - and interested to learn about his wealth - his former colleagues in the financial world started investigating his investment portfolio. It turned out that on many of the issues he'd spoken out on to court votes among the 73,000 Liberal Party voters - he had a greater depth of understanding than the average politician.
For example, Liberal Democrats concerned about the increasing threat of clandestine surveillance systems - discovered that Huhne was one of the first and biggest investors in a company called Irisys that makes cameras that allow retail stores to discreetly film their customers with thermal imaging. Huhne holds nearly half a million US dollars worth of its stock. Those worried about the exploitation of Third World countries found out that Huhne had over US$100,000 invested in Centamin, a company mining for gold in eastern Egypt and recently in heated dispute with the Egyptian government"
Wednesday 11 April 2007
MP's return to constituencies for recess. Huhne heads to Milbank.
While most MP’s are campaigning hard in their constituencies this recess, Chris is on Sky News at the moment discussing the Iran Crisis! Of course foreign affairs and the environment overlap all the time…..
Huhne-Watches Sky News producer friend explains. “Millbank tried to get a senior Lib Dem on to discuss Des Brownes statement. Sadly most of them were on holiday or in the constituency campaigning for the May elections. Huhne was the only one we could get at short notice. He only lives down the road in Lambeth apparently”
Huhne-Watches Sky News producer friend explains. “Millbank tried to get a senior Lib Dem on to discuss Des Brownes statement. Sadly most of them were on holiday or in the constituency campaigning for the May elections. Huhne was the only one we could get at short notice. He only lives down the road in Lambeth apparently”
A tale of two stories
This little nugget from the Telegraph should start us off nicely. Whats the truth?
Huhne trained at little expense
Publication date: 4 April 2007
Source: The Daily Telegraph
(c) 2007 Telegraph Group Limited, London
It's been six weeks since the publication of MPs' travel expenses, but Spy has discovered something of a discrepancy in the justifications for spending so little on rail travel being given by Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman.
In 2005-06, Huhne, the MP for Eastleigh, claimed pounds 3,284 for travel to and from London in his car (a Toyota Prius, admittedly), but reclaimed a mere pounds 176 in rail tickets. On Radio 4's Any Questions in February, he justified the low rail claim thus: "I'm afraid I managed to lose my rail charge card, or actually it was stolen . . . and I didn't then charge back the subsequent rail travel.''
But in his local paper, the Southern Daily Echo, Huhne offered a rather different story. "I don't always claim back the expenses from rail travel as I travel second class, which is quite cheap,'' he said, making no mention of the stolen card.
So which version is true? "Well it's both,'' he told Spy, "but I don't want to bother going into long explanations because it just sounds lame. You've got me on a train as we speak.''
Huhne trained at little expense
Publication date: 4 April 2007
Source: The Daily Telegraph
(c) 2007 Telegraph Group Limited, London
It's been six weeks since the publication of MPs' travel expenses, but Spy has discovered something of a discrepancy in the justifications for spending so little on rail travel being given by Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman.
In 2005-06, Huhne, the MP for Eastleigh, claimed pounds 3,284 for travel to and from London in his car (a Toyota Prius, admittedly), but reclaimed a mere pounds 176 in rail tickets. On Radio 4's Any Questions in February, he justified the low rail claim thus: "I'm afraid I managed to lose my rail charge card, or actually it was stolen . . . and I didn't then charge back the subsequent rail travel.''
But in his local paper, the Southern Daily Echo, Huhne offered a rather different story. "I don't always claim back the expenses from rail travel as I travel second class, which is quite cheap,'' he said, making no mention of the stolen card.
So which version is true? "Well it's both,'' he told Spy, "but I don't want to bother going into long explanations because it just sounds lame. You've got me on a train as we speak.''
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