Tory Hissyfits Becoming A Habit

I will leave to others the point that this morning's threats from the Tories over our leaflets in Henley are not likely to get very far, since they are bollocks. What I want to ask is this: is it now Tory standard practice to attempt to neutralise criticism of their candidates by threatening to sue people over it? Anyone remember this from Bromley and Chislehurst?

David Cameron has accused the Lib Dems of fighting a "dirty" and "personal" campaign in Bromley and Chislehurst.

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The UK Independence Party also got into a spat with Mr Neill, who threatened to sue over a UKIP poster accusing him of favouring "unlimited immigration".

Or this from Ealing Southall?

After all, the Tories know their pockets are deeper than most other parties at the moment; if it comes to it, they can afford to piss around in court doing this kind of faux-outrage, wasting a judge's time. And that's if they even get as far as a courtroom. I mean, in the heat of a campaign, they don't have the time to actually sue anyone over anything, they can simply say they will. I don't actually recall the two previous examples going to court, does anyone else?

Frankly, the best thing Stephen Kearney can say is "Well get on with it then. Sue me."