SatWav - the new political term you heard here first

A NEW political term is being introduced to the language by this blog today – it is SatWav.
It stands for Say Anything To Win A Vote.
The device has been developed by the Liberal Democrat Party, especially by their members in Taunton Deane, who used it when campaigning in this year’s local elections, resulting in them winning one more seat than the Conservatives on the Deane council.
Although perhaps not obvious to a lot of people at the time, it is now becoming noticed by anybody who drives on our roads.
Because, just six months after the Lib Dems formed their administration to run the council, they are already proposing to put up car parking charges in the Deane.
It a move of breathtaking hypocrisy, the Lib Dems have announced not just an increase in charges – but a staggering 20 per cent hike for many car park users.
In addition, they are ratcheting up the cost of parking permits by almost 11 per cent in some cases.
As recently as May, when the Lib Dems were electioneering, they were complaining that car park charges were already too high and were attacking Conservatives for previous increases.
To me, the Lib Dems’ car parking policy is a tax on people living on the Blackdown Hills who have little choice but to use their cars to travel into town for their shopping and services.
Taunton Deane Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Mark Formosa, told me: “The Lib Dems were elected on the manifesto of lower car park charges but now they are putting them up by 20 per cent.
“The way the Lib Dems have deceived the voting public over car parking charges is to be condemned.
“Even the smallest increase they have put forward in Taunton is still twice the rate of inflation.
“This is a slap in the face for the people who voted Lib Dem and shows the party’s disregard for the public they should be serving.
“Hypocrisy is probably the most polite way I can describe the Lib Dems’ disrespect of the voting public.
“They say one thing during an election and then do completely the opposite when in power in the hope people will have forgotten about it when the next election comes.”