Hi what are your views on this, me personaly think it's wrong that Labour and Meg Munn (MP) Heeley Ward, and her followers was handing out leaflets and baloons to school kids at Woodseats School yesterday.

I think this is very wrong, but lets face it she is worried that she is going to lose, but still shouldn't be handing out stuff to little kids!!!!

Hi what are your views on this, me personaly think it's wrong that Labour and Meg Munn (MP) Heeley Ward, and her followers was handing out leaflets and baloons to school kids at Woodseats School yesterday.

I think this is very wrong, but lets face it she is worried that she is going to lose, but still shouldn't be handing out stuff to little kids!!!!

IF true at what level will Labour stoop to , to get votes :rolleyes:

Just vote them out , get rid of them i say

It is true, i am just hoping some will comment from woodseats on this thread!

It is true, i am just hoping some will comment from woodseats on this thread!

yup it's true i picked my neice up from school yesterday.

What a pile of ................yes but it's (Gordon) brown and may steam when fresh.
The BNP has been trying to corrupt kids for years handing out nasty little hate leaflets all over the place. I saw one miserable little turd handing them to kids at a Doncaster Rovers match. (He was kicked out).
Mr Postman is right in that it's not on to hand politically biased leaflets out in schools but it's hardly new.

So why is this wrong? Shouldn't kids learn about politics?

So why is this wrong? Shouldn't kids learn about politics?

Not at a young age, they are trying to brainwash them at a young age.

Not at a young age, they are trying to brainwash them at a young age.

Handing out leaflets is hardly brainwashing. Kids aren't that stupid. Maybe it will get them interested in politics and seek out the policies of other parties.

Hi what are your views on this, me personaly think it's wrong that Labour and Meg Munn (MP) Heeley Ward, and her followers was handing out leaflets and baloons to school kids at Woodseats School yesterday.

I think this is very wrong, but lets face it she is worried that she is going to lose, but still shouldn't be handing out stuff to little kids!!!!

Who is paying for all these leaflets, baloons, posters and enless table banging campaigns?????????? Oh us!!!!!! great.....:huh::rant:

Who is paying for all these leaflets, baloons, posters and enless table banging campaigns?????????? Oh us!!!!!! great.....:huh::rant:

Yes that is right, us the tax payers.

Handing out leaflets is hardly brainwashing. Kids aren't that stupid. Maybe it will get them interested in politics and seek out the policies of other parties.

well we all have played a part in it anyway, as it would have come out of the tax payers money to pay for the leaflets and baloons and other things.

kids should be left out of politics, they've got the rest of their lives to be corrupted by the government and local councils

Party funding for promotions comes from donations, not the tax payers. For labour its mainly trade unions like CWU and for tories its from rich toffs who know once conservatives get into power they'll get it all back in tax breaks for the rich anyway.

So why is this wrong? Shouldn't kids learn about politics?

Kids should and do learn about politics at school. We had debating societies and so on. We even did a mock parliament. All good but no opinions were pushed either way. We were left to decide for ourselves.
Pushing biased leaflets at kids is bad news as it opens the gates to anyone doing it.

I wouldn't be happy with one party handing out freebies to my children, but if they had a time where all the parties were represented so the children could ask questions and discuss policies then that would be acceptable.

We had several sessions with local politicians coming to talk to us when we were at school.

kids should be left out of politics, they've got the rest of their lives to be corrupted by the government and local councils

And broke due to the state of the economy yet someone decides to spend £????? on huge marketing campaigns buying baloons from taxpayers money while HUGE cutbacks are being planned in public sector frontline NHS services due to the economic state. Makes me sick:gag: Hope these parties don't complain about the lack of medical staff in A@E when they or a family member NEED urgent treatment. I wonder how 'well we couldn't fund the Dr's the budget went on baloons instead' will go down:rant:

And broke due to the state of the economy yet someone decides to spend £????? on huge marketing campaigns buying baloons from taxpayers money while HUGE cutbacks are being planned in public sector frontline NHS services due to the economic state. Makes me sick:gag: Hope these parties don't complain about the lack of medical staff in A@E when they or a family member NEED urgent treatment. I wonder how 'well we couldn't fund the Dr's the budget went on baloons instead' will go down:rant:

Sorry bad day at work for me....

And broke due to the state of the economy yet someone decides to spend £????? on huge marketing campaigns buying baloons from taxpayers money while HUGE cutbacks are being planned in public sector frontline NHS services due to the economic state. Makes me sick:gag: Hope these parties don't complain about the lack of medical staff in A@E when they or a family member NEED urgent treatment. I wonder how 'well we couldn't fund the Dr's the budget went on baloons instead' will go down:rant:

Party political expenditure isn't funded by the taxpayer, so you can relax.

As for huge cuts in the NHS, I'm pretty sure that this is possible without sacking a single Doctor or Nurse. Education could do with a similar pruning.

Our public services are bloated at the moment and they need someone with balls to cut out the ridiculous layers of management and consultancy . Then, perhaps, we could afford to pay the nurses, doctors and teachers to do the jobs we all need.

kids should be left out of politics, they've got the rest of their lives to be corrupted by the government and local councils

How true its bad enuff that us adults have to put up with the politics lies !

Most of the mps act like kids anyway i think:hihi::hihi:

well we all have played a part in it anyway, as it would have come out of the tax payers money to pay for the leaflets and baloons and other things.

Campaigning items such as these are paid for our of Party funds, given by Party members. What utter rubbish to say that tax payers are funding them! Why don't you find out the facts before you post? I pay a monthly membership to the party I belong to. Over and above that, I pay £2 per month into a campaigning fund, to buy things like leaflets, balloons and stickers. No political party can use taxpayers' money to buy campaigning items.

they where also stood at the end of the cutting between warminster road and derbyshire lane handing leaflets out to parents taking there kids to mundella school,probably a waste of time as most of the mothers have better things to do like stand around on corners gossiping for a couple of hours and trying to park there car as near as possible to there childrens classroom door.

i wonder what our resident sf councillor thinks seeing as it his party doing this ?

where i grew up we lived near the labour MP and she used to hand kinds oranges and red apples at election times

personally dont think its that big a deal

though i also think its essentially pointless

Who is paying for all these leaflets, baloons, posters and enless table banging campaigns?????????? Oh us!!!!!! great.....:huh::rant:

Actually you aren't paying for it unless you are a member of the Labour party as it's paid for by Labour party funds.

And if it's leaflets to schoolkids then it's essentially pointless as the under 18's cannot vote.

Hang on a minute can somebody explain something to me please?

Did Megg Munn go to the school to hand out leaflets and balloons to kids, or did she and her band of helpers go to canvass parents who were picking their kids up?

I'd like to know which it was because there's a world of difference between that and the BNP sending their own kids to school to put leaflets in desks.

Kids should and do learn about politics at school. We had debating societies and so on. We even did a mock parliament. All good but no opinions were pushed either way. We were left to decide for ourselves.
Pushing biased leaflets at kids is bad news as it opens the gates to anyone doing it.

We had debating societies at school - the choice of subject and the direction that that debate swung was very much dependant of the teacher- in -charges political persuasion - THAT is fact.
I would hazard a guess that the focus of the folk handing out the leaflets was the parents and the balloon were a distraction for the kids whilst their parents were in conversation with the Labour pollsters.
I really don't understand the problem:confused:

I don't really get it. What exactly is wrong with political parties spending their own money (not taxpayers') trying to engage young people in politics? Seems like a good idea to me. In fact why not give them the vote while we're at it. There are a lot of teenagers in the world who would probably use it more wisely than many adults...

Its one thing to engage young people in politics but I wouldn't be surprised if this was just more Labour lies about how the Tories would introduce spending cuts in schools and cut SureStart when there is no evidence that they will.

I hope the mp had passed an enhanced CBR check beforehand.

Campaigning items such as these are paid for our of Party funds, given by Party members. What utter rubbish to say that tax payers are funding them! Why don't you find out the facts before you post? I pay a monthly membership to the party I belong to. Over and above that, I pay £2 per month into a campaigning fund, to buy things like leaflets, balloons and stickers. No political party can use taxpayers' money to buy campaigning items.

Do you i pay 60 a year to my party. and that money has to go towards court cases!!!

I don't really get it. What exactly is wrong with political parties spending their own money (not taxpayers') trying to engage young people in politics? Seems like a good idea to me. In fact why not give them the vote while we're at it. There are a lot of teenagers in the world who would probably use it more wisely than many adults...

It comes out of the tax payers money, well might come out of there own pockets, but that money comes from tax payers, wasn't you around when they all got caught dipping there hands into tax payer money for there own things.

I think you may be confused... I'm talking about money people or organisations have voluntarily donated to political parties. Nothing to do with MPs expenses.

What were they handing out?

Statements to each child demanding payment of £30,000 which, thanks to this government, each child now owes?

Nothing wrong with giving them leaflets. I can remember labour and tory candidates talking to us as youngish children in the street back in the 70's. The tory guy gave us all a conservative sticker so we decided we liked him best!

I let my 4 year old look at a couple of leaflets that came through the door. She said I should vote Labour because she liked the colour of their leaflet.

Well it's not much different to voting for a politician because they 'seem nice'.

Do remind us which party you send your
£60 too

Well they can't vote anyway so why bother?

Well they can't vote anyway so why bother?

..and those who can, don't.

So why is this wrong? Shouldn't kids learn about politics?

Exactly and its not like they are going to read it, they will keep the balloon and bin the leaflet, some people ought to chill out a bit, what next banning balloons ant McDonalds after all we wouldn’t want to influence the children. :roll:

Meg Munn did have a few balloons that she gave to children, but the leaflets were handed out to adults.

Meg Munn did have a few balloons that she gave to children, but the leaflets were handed out to adults.

Don’t let reality get in the way of a good old :rant::rant:

Meg Munn did have a few balloons that she gave to children, but the leaflets were handed out to adults.

but what if the children had a latex allergy,she could have ruined their lives forever
not to mention all the parents reading the literature whilst the children cross the road alone causing packed buses to swerve and crash then catching fire.

postman is right.we should all vote bnp and run the country sensibly.

i think meg munn should go to the naughty corner,thatll show her.

Anything other than leaflets given away to adults could be classed as "treating".

I hope the mp had passed an enhanced CBR check beforehand.

hmmm i was thinking that!!!!!

I hope the mp had passed an enhanced CBR check beforehand.

I know a fair few Sheffielders who believe her expenses are criminal. Does that count?

Not to mention employing family members. :rolleyes:

Political parties handing out Leaflets, balloons and other articles at the school gates is not good practice at all, and really they should know better, especially at a time when young children are at a risk from obvious dangers of increased vehicular activity in the area etc.
(Dropping off and Picking up)

For instance if parents are engaged in conversation with Councillors, perspective Parliamentary Candidates, activists etc, there is always a risk of Children running off from mum, dad or whoever etc, and becoming lost, knocked over or injured

Kids and politics should be treated like oil and water, they just don't mix.

Those who do campaign outside schools should really search their concisions,
then again do they have one.:(

there was someone outside mundellas gates a couple of days ago giving out leaflets, at first I thought it was something to do with school, when I realised it wasn`t I just gave it back to her. shouldn`t be hassling people on the way to school.

there was someone outside mundellas gates a couple of days ago giving out leaflets, at first I thought it was something to do with school, when I realised it wasn`t I just gave it back to her. shouldn`t be hassling people on the way to school.

Meg Munn was hiding around the corner in Mundella Place.The woman at the gates tried to give me a leaflet, i too gave it back . All the mp's are the same, up the front when the camera's are about and do not want to know when you need their help .I am including Meg Munn in that statement as well.

kids should be left out of politics, they've got the rest of their lives to be corrupted by the government and local councils

Why shouldnt they be interested in politics. Apathy is one of our biggest problems. If you have a problem with labour handing out leaflets and balloons to kids. Why doesnt other parties do it as well.

Besided which the kids can't vote so why do they not focus their attention on actual voters who can change their minds rather than kids.

kids should be left out of politics, they've got the rest of their lives to be corrupted by the government and local councils

Yeah, while we're at it, stop bothering them with that pesky education too! Why should they be bothered learning anything at all about the world around them? Let's leave them completely alone and then when they're 18 we'll have.......erm..... a bunch of completely illiterate, inarticulate, ignorant lumps. Come to think of it, I think some parents must be doing that already.

Political parties handing out Leaflets, balloons and other articles at the school gates is not good practice at all, and really they should know better, especially at a time when young children are at a risk from obvious dangers of increased vehicular activity in the area etc.
(Dropping off and Picking up)

For instance if parents are engaged in conversation with Councillors, perspective Parliamentary Candidates, activists etc, there is always a risk of Children running off from mum, dad or whoever etc, and becoming lost, knocked over or injured

Kids and politics should be treated like oil and water, they just don't mix.

Those who do campaign outside schools should really search their concisions,
then again do they have one.:(

But this happens everyday dozens of mothers hanging about outside
school,or close by, chatting while the kids chase about Often up to
30 mins or more before they move their cars

Exactly bazjea, you've identified why all the political parties should not contribute to the problem.

Like I said its not good practice and they should know better (Road safety comes first not politics where children's safety is concerned)

Take care

Political parties handing out Leaflets, balloons and other articles at the school gates is not good practice at all, and really they should know better, especially at a time when young children are at a risk from obvious dangers of increased vehicular activity in the area etc.
For instance if parents are engaged in conversation with Councillors, perspective Parliamentary Candidates, activists etc, there is always a risk of Children running off from mum, dad or whoever etc, and becoming lost, knocked over or injured

This is a joke right? It *has* to be a joke! Have you ever seen how many parents stand around in groups talking to each other at school time? Loads and why on earth shouldn't they? Haven't seen any kids disappearing under cars in the last 6 years!

'No Joke' irenewilde, you to have identified why no political party should contributing to a public Safety issue.

Just because you haven't seen any kids disappearing under cars (Your words not mine) is not an excuse to add to the problem.

"Get Real" (I think I know someone who used that phrase the other day)

Take care your balloons don't pop.