Independent candidate joins "cheating" chorus

NEWS

Independent Brisbane Lord Mayoral candidate Jim Eldridge has fully backed this newspaper's long-running campaign against the LNP/Team Quirk's ongoing use of their copycat council cleat to try to cheat their way back to the keys of City Hall.

And Mr Eldridge has used three simple one-word answers to show what he thinks of the tactic that this paper has always claimed - and one we believe a vast majority of Brisbane people would agree with -  blatantly breaks the council rule that says the council's cleat must not be used for political gain.

Here are the questions we put to the candidate and his short, sharp and telling replies:

1. Do you regard Team Quirk's pervasive use of what The Independent believes the vast majority of Brisbane people would see as the city council's intellectual property - its branding image of alternating blocks of blue and yellow down the left-hand-side of official council documents (its cleat)that council rules say must not be used for political purposes - as cheating?

Answer: Yes.


 2. The Independent has argued for years that the LNP/Team Quirk's use of the council's copycat cleat is underhand, sneaky, unethical, rule-breaking and politically dishonest. Do you agree with any or all of those descriptions?

Answer: Yes.

 3. The Independent has long argued that there's no way the upcoming municipal elections can be conducted on a level playing field if the LNP/Team Quirk continue using a feature we believe is designed for no other reason than to create the impression in voters' minds that Team Quirk has some form of official council support/blessing. Agree or disagree?

Answer: Agree