Playing doctors and nurses
The Liberal Democrats "completely and utterly condemn" any attempts at "hoodwinking the people" during elections. I know that because today, they told us so when we pointed out to them that
I'm sure John Dixon, the Liberal Democrat candidate in Cardiff North agrees. I wonder if it's news to him that the nurse with whom he's chatting in the large photograph on the front of his campaign leaflet is, in fact, a "nurse". Unlikely.
She's a Liberal Democrat researcher for Assembly Member Mick Bates who, we must presume, had been rummaging in the dressing up box before the photo shoot. There's even an authentic looking ready-for-action biro in her top pocket.
Does it matter?
No, say the Lib Dems. The photo was "designed to be illustrative" and was there to help highlight the party's commitment to improving the NHS.
Oh yes it does say the Conservatives.
Local AM Jonathan Morgan thinks it's "appalling that the Lib Dems in Cardiff North would seek to deliberately mislead my constituents by using a picture of their candidate talking to a nurse, when I know she is not a nurse and has never been a nurse."
Oh yes it does say Labour.
"It's one thing pretending your leader could be Prime Minister" says a spokesman with an eye for an opportunity, "quite another having your staff pretend to work for the NHS".
Plaid's verdict? We're waiting for it.
You can see the names of all of those standing in Cardiff North .
I'm Betsan Powys, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales' political editor. I'll be blogging the inside track on .
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