King's Cross Liberal Democrats Photography Competition 2010

The King’s Cross Liberal Democrats took this photograph of the skyline as you look west from the King’s Cross ward in London.

Photography: Kings Cross Liberal Democrats

The photograph is also unique because:

1. It was published by the King’s Cross Liberal Democrats, without permission.
2. It bears no relevance to the subject it was published with.
3. It has been used in Pre-Election communications.
4. At the same time, the Liberals left leaflets hanging out of several letterboxes, advertising to any passing burglars.

Insulting? Not quite enough. The bleeding heart Liberals went further to promote the view from Somerton House whilst promoting the cause of the Clegg.

Of course, yes, the building and the photograph in question bear no relation to the subject of the article. That seems to be the way in the King’s Cross Ward as the Liberals get desperate.

There is an element of desperation, the last entry is just ten days into the election campaign. That’s quite a long time between updates if you’re serious about taking on Labour.

I asked the Residents’ Association for the building it was taken from about it. They instructed the King’s Cross Liberal Democrats to take their illegal photograph down. There’s a little rule in photography, called the consent form. It applies to buildings, as well as people.

Did the Lib Dems ask for permission? Not from the landlord, and not from the Residents’ Association. Yet there are laws on the publication of photography in the UK. The view of the photograph is looking towards the UCL Hospital and St Pancras Church, yet the subject of matter is crime, and Burton Street.

The King’s Cross Liberal Democrats are happy to take photographs from property they aren’t allowed to, and then use that photograph to deceive you. It’s all in the name of spreading the cause.

Of course, the Liberal Democrats changed the offensive photograph they had used for something depicting the area they were talking about.

Yes. Of course they did. They replaced a photograph of Somerton House with a photograph of…

Woburn Walk London WC1, photograph by Liberal Democrats in Kings Cross Ward

Yes, Wobrun Walk, London WC1. If you look hard, you can’t see Burton vStreet yet again! It’s not even in the background.

If I voted Lib Dem, I might as well vote for the Pirate Party UK. Good Show on legal copyright. Liberal Democrats – if it’s good for you, think about your liberty.