Raab to face the wrath of Dale?

Tory blogger Iain Dale was spitting blood yesterday over the tactics of lobby groups like 38 Degrees in the wake of Raab-gate, yet today it has emerged that Tory MPs – including Raab – have been engaged in precisely the same practice he and Dale both abhor: cloning the same email in replies to constituents.

Iain-Dale-Dominic-Raab Dozens of Tory MPs sent exactly the same email in response to concerns about the BBC being under threat – with Raab himself cloning almost word-for-word the standard Tory response email then sending it on, rather similar to what he’s attacking 38 Degrees members for doing.

The cloned email reads:

“The Government fully supports the BBC and wants it to remain the cornerstone of UK public service broadcasting.

“However, I also strongly believe that the BBC can and should be doing more to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.”

The question now is: will the beacon of the Tory Party blogosphere now turn his guns on these errannt MPs? And will Raab self flagellate?!

http://twitter.com/geebird/status/20801257242 graham

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http://twitter.com/beebecf/status/20801289757 Bee Flaherty

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http://twitter.com/thedancingflea/status/20801309029 Claire Spencer

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http://twitter.com/beebecf/status/20801329827 Bee Flaherty

@flayman Doesnt this include the statement you had in response to BBC letter? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://www.toryradio.com Jonathan Sheppard

Surely if you send a standardised unpersonal email expect a standardised unpersonal response? No?
http://twitter.com/aggyhall/status/20801860713 aggy hall

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http://twitter.com/lockpickernet/status/20803007139 LockPickerNet

Raab to face the wrath of Dale? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L via @leftfootfwd
http://twitter.com/shamikdas/status/20804213839 Shamik Das

#CloneDemNation: Raab to face the wrath of @iaindale? http://bit.ly/bJBM6L (via @leftfootfwd)
http://twitter.com/t_i_b/status/20804946293 T_i_B

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http://twitter.com/wdjstraw/status/20806275537 Will Straw

Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://twitter.com/jossgarman/status/20806311312 Joss Garman

RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://twitter.com/acre56/status/20806455724 andy c

RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
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http://twitter.com/t_i_b/status/20806819068 T_i_B

RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://www.torybear.com Tory Bear

tenuous, its more the fact 38Degrees actively encourage spamming constantly and make it very easy to do rather than a MP taking the line.
http://twitter.com/kerryabel/status/20809973196 Kerry Abel

RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://twitter.com/damlucky/status/20810988211 Lady Muck

@christinamartin @assonga sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
http://twitter.com/andy_s_64/status/20812802008 Andy Sutherland

RT @wdjstraw: Yesterday @IainDale berated @38_degrees for sending cloned emails to Dominic Raab MP. But Raab sends cloned emails too! http://bit.ly/bJBM6L
Josh

Personally I don’t see the problem with cloning emails in reply to something as long as they answer the question asked of them, MPs shouldn’t be forced to add a personal touch just for the hell of it. 38 Degrees cloning emails and sending them all to the same person just made that person irritable whereas the person that receives it in this case will be satisfied as it has answered the question.
Simon

“And will Raab self-flagellate?”

Baxter Basics strikes again!
Mr. Sensible

Unbelievable!
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