Chris Holstein is correct in blaming lies for the Liberal Party losses on the Central Coast (Coast Community News, April 22).
Tony Abbott’s lies are many and well documented, and were a major factor on the anti-Liberal vote. Voters can only stomach so many lies before turning. Another factor was the number of corruption scandals that plagued Mr Holstein’s party and which ended the careers of so many of his colleagues. As for the ‘scare campaign’ he mentions, reminding voters that privatisation always ends in higher prices and less service is simply giving them the facts. For private companies, profi t is what matters, to hell with services.
Email, 1 May 2015
Barry Riley, Woy Woy