On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 at 17:11:03, rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote in 
uk.politics.electoral :
>>
>> I am a very realistic observer of the political scene. I *know*
>> that the LibDems devoted more resources in their campaign against
>> the Conservative candidate in Cheltenham in 1992 than they would
>> have agaisnt a white Conservative candidate. They were taking
>> advantage of the situation. Th ey always try to. Don't even think
>> of trying to maintain that that was not a racist (and, to some
>> extent, rational) decision.
>
>Either you produce some real evidence of your "knowledge" or you withdraw.
>I *know* that what you say is no more true than to say that the Lib Dems
>devoted more resources in their campaign against the Conservative
>candidate in Bath in 1992 than they would have against another Tory
>candidate than Chris Patten. Both were top target seats in other words.

As I pointed out elsewhere.
>>
>> That was some years before Nigel Jones got elected, of course.
>
>A pity you don't appreciate Nigel Jones' qualities more.

I've lived in Cheltenham the whole time - I know what Nigel Jones 
'qualities' were...

>Parliament's
>appreciation of technology is a lot better for his presence there.

That may or may not be true, but he did very little for the town who 
elected him.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham