Phoney Holmes – The Naked Truth Behind the Lies

Campaigns that are run by those with questionable integrity, a failed ideology and limited organisational capacity invariably come off the rails.
Today we sensationally reveal that the main proposition from Team Holmes – that his own Branch in Kirklees has a density of 85% - is a complete and utter fabrication.

Holmes and his loyal supporters suggest that under his “radical left” leadership the Kirklees Branch has achieved the highest density of any Branch in the whole of the union.
But today a contributor to this blog has provided absolute and unquestionable evidence that the true density is in fact 58%. Of some 14,689 council employees the branch has in membership 8550.
Not only is 58% well below the density achieved by the best performing branches but it is below the density in some of those neighbouring branches to Kirklees.
Holmes must now come clean on whether the claims – which have so far been the foundation of his campaign – have simply been made in error or whether he has intentionally sought to mislead people. Either way this news will come as a devastating blow to Holmes.
A rudimentary error of this magnitude must surely cause even the most hard-line loyalist to question whether Holmes has the ability to lead the union. How could anyone have any confidence in his ability to lead a major organisation such as UNISON when even the most basic calculations appear beyond his intellect?
Of course, we do understand that many will think that such a mistake could not be made and that the whole density claims are a charade, designed to mislead in the forlorn hope of adding some credibility to a faltering campaign.
Holmes must come clear – is it a cock up or is it conspiracy?