There have been at least three instances of political graffiti in Hoylake during the last few days.
The Job Centre at The Quadrant was defaced with ‘McVey Murderer’ (Wirral Globe report) and the graffiti pictured above is on the side of Home Bargains. Pictured below is another instance on the side of Hot Stuff fireplace showroom:
Whilst I don’t condone the graffiti, it’s no worse than those that stole TWO 6’x4′ Labour signs from my property, and then screwed a Conservative sign to my fence, and it’s infinitely better than the SETTING FIRE to a Labour sign in someone else’s garden on Frankby Road in 2010. (Let me hasten to add that I am not accusing ANY individual(s) or organisation of these crimes – they were reported to the police and the matter left with them).
And as for those that claim that the “McVey Murderer” graffiti was misogynist; it had nothing to do with her gender and everything to do with her Department’s policies regarding the sick and disabled.
Does anyone know to which part of McVey’s history the label ‘murderer’ refers?
Her work as Employment Minister; sanctions against the terminally ill and severely disabled – just one example is this from the New Statesman:
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/02/grieving-relative-confronts-dwp-minister-esther-mcvey-after-benefit-sanctions
The tone of this General Election was set by the Prime minister’s personal comments about thew Leader of the Opposition , whilst standing outside No. 10. It is clearly going to be a nasty and personal run-up to the Voting Day, the Prime Minister set the tone and it is no surprise that the politically minded will follow that example.
No amount of political graffiti will actually change an individuals voting intention – whichever group commits the vandalism. I hope those who have created the latest will clean it up rather than leave it for our hard up Council to.deal with.
Well said. There was a time when the ‘steps of Downing Street’ were reserved to inform the people of some national trauma or the sending of our troops to war. That they are now deemed fit for the launch of a partisan assault on a political opponent is not the classiest thing and arguably disrespectful of an office only temporarily held. I think many would agree standards have dropped dramatically at Westminster these past years (not just behaviour but quality of intake), but this PM does seem particularly unconcerned with the responsibilities that come with the office he holds.
I have to say I was a little disappointed with the graffiti, not so much that it appeared but that it expressed so little wit. For those so inclined, ‘Tories Out!’ is a statement of the bleeding’ obvious and quite why such a statement’s ever worthy of graffiti I’ll never know.
Still, not seen anyone canvassing round my way but it’s early days and I live in hope and I have quite a few questions I would like to ask of some of the candidates
Why do politicians resort to personal attacks on their opponents (all parties guilty) and mindless individuals scrawl drivel on walls (there can be no justification for the murderer comment about McVey). Is it perhaps that there are too many politicians who are only interested in their own careers and a few too many people whose behaviour could lead any sane, decent person to question whether universal suffrage is such a good thing after all? Personally I think that if there were more MPs with the qualities of Frank Field and we took the vote away from the idiots responsible for the graffiti, then this country would be a better place!