Skuds’ Sister’s Brother

Pootergeek sums up the recent elections perfectly in this post.  Check out the makeover too.

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It was almost inevitable really.  Months of slogging around in the cold and rain, trying to force soggy leaflets through resistant letter boxes and then as soon as the elections are over its all sunny and warm.  I was over in Horsham delivering some leaflets about affordable housing today and it was so much more […]

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In the week before election day we received a newsletter through our door which was definitely illegal for one reason and possibly illegal for another. The question is whether anything will come of it.

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Every cloud has a silver lining.  Those of us with a house on the market in the Home Counties will be the few beneficiaries of Mayor Johnson’s election, as those with any sense flee the capital while there is still a transport infrastructure for them to use for their escape.
Time to put the asking price […]

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In 2005 Ken Livingstone spoke about the July bomb attacks in London. It was a mighty speech which ended like this:
I know that you personally do not fear giving up your own life in order to take others - that is why you are so dangerous. But I know you fear that you may fail […]

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No point waiting up for the Crawley election results; the count is not until tomorrow morning.  Its not a popular decision with many candidates or activists, but I think its one of the best things the council have done.

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I lived in Basildon for the first 18 years of my life. It looks like the place has taken a turn for the worse since then, judging by this website (as found by Mike Ion). I’ve got issues with some of our local Tories, but almost without exception they are better than this one.

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This evening I was out putting some more election addresses through doors and staggered home full of complaints, which will be familiar to anyone even slightly active in politics.  I had a bit of an election rant when I got in, although it was wasted on the cat.

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We had a trip to Hastings today.  Frankie was moving into his first flat of his own, a studio in St. Leonards.  Its one of those imposing Georgian (I think) buildings around Warrior Square: very handy for shops, the beach and the railway station but a bugger for parking, especially in good weather.   Jayne has […]

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I half-watched the London election programme on ITV tonight; the one with Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick on.   I’m not sure whether the audience had been packed with partisan supporters of all three candidates or that there is just a lot of genuine public interest in the election, or a bit of both, […]

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