THE LibDems have potentially flushed away any further chances of support in Scotland after their most recent water company gaffe.
The party has a murky history when it comes to campaign pamphlets, and their most recent howler of what is presumably a copy-and-paste job from their English leaflets has been making waves online.
Images on social media show a leaflet subheading which reads: “Stopping sewage dumping in our rivers.”
Followed by a statement that said: “The SNP have let water companies get away with dumping sewage into our rivers, lochs and sea for too long.
“The LibDems will fight to protect our environment and punish rule breaking water companies.”
Either someone has forgotten to tell Alex Cole-Hamilton and co that Scottish Water is publicly owned, or the text has been copied from a similar English leaflet.
At least they remembered to add loch in.
The gaffe has caused quite a splash on social media as one person said: “So, how many ‘water companies’ are there in Scotland?”
While another said: “Give them kudos for changing lakes to lochs, though!”
A third asked: “Is it not about time political parties were penalised for openly lying on their literature?”
As a fourth said: “Why let the facts get in the way of a good smear!”
Would it be an election campaign without a good old LibDem leaflet drama?
What water companies? Scottish Water is publicly owned. Has this been cut and pasted from an English leaflet? @scotlibdems @agcolehamilton @theSNP pic.twitter.com/zHkjnrHWlr
— Greg Moodie (@gregmoodie) June 28, 2024
