Posts Tagged ‘Stratford’
“Stupid” goes to ethics committee
Lib Dem Cardiff Councillor John Dixon must have been surprised to be called to book over declaring that Scientology was "stupid". The fact that he did it on Twitter was probably enough to raise this to a national news story. But it is disturbing that a councillor can face censure for a remark like this. What Dixon actually tweeted was: "I [...]
What happens next?
The election is done, the coalition — for better or for worse — is bedding in. Nobody got exactly what they wanted, but what they are getting is a lot better than it might otherwise have been. The economy is in growth, the markets are beginning to stabilise. Many people have been asking me about my future as a candidate, so let me explain [...]
In the nation’s interests
I have received howls of protest over the last few days from Lib Dem members, people who voted Lib Dem but usually vote Labour, and people who have never voted Lib Dem and never intend to. Some have demanded that Nick Clegg immediately fall into line behind Cameron and stop negotiating for 'party advantage'. Some have insisted that for Clegg to [...]
End is begin
Apologies if you are looking for the earlier version of this article -- there was a server glitch and we had to roll back to an earlier version. In Stratford on Avon the Lib Dem vote rose by 1.7% -- higher than the national rise of 1%. Two weeks ago, our poll figures were putting us in contention to win this seat, but the change in the national [...]
