Monday, May 02, 2005
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Lawrence Hill
A tough call. Historically this is inner-city Labour territory but the Lib Dems have been slowly overhauling them. Labour incumbent Brenda Hugill got back easily last time thanks to the general election but she could struggle this time.
The significant moslem vote could go to the Lib Dems as could the many disaffected Labour voters in the area. The Lib Dems' candidate is former Oxfam worker Fi Hance who has decided to hitch her wagon to the local Lib Dems for reasons best known to herself. She may be repenting that decision at her leisure should she find herself caught in the middle of their soppy squabbles and backstabbing in the Council House.
Blogonian Prediction: Lib Dem Gain
Lockleaze
Current Labour councillor, the execrable Arthur Massey is retiring and will not be missed. He's allowed the school to close, the day centre to close and open space to built on during his most recent tenure.
The other councillor, the equally execrable Lib Dem Sean Emmett - currently mired in scandal - pulled a huge vote here in 2002. Hard to call this one. It's the Lib Dems who are on the up here but it's Labour that should benefit from a high general election turnout.
Blogonian Prediction: Lib Dem Gain
A tough call. Historically this is inner-city Labour territory but the Lib Dems have been slowly overhauling them. Labour incumbent Brenda Hugill got back easily last time thanks to the general election but she could struggle this time.
The significant moslem vote could go to the Lib Dems as could the many disaffected Labour voters in the area. The Lib Dems' candidate is former Oxfam worker Fi Hance who has decided to hitch her wagon to the local Lib Dems for reasons best known to herself. She may be repenting that decision at her leisure should she find herself caught in the middle of their soppy squabbles and backstabbing in the Council House.
Blogonian Prediction: Lib Dem Gain
Lockleaze
Current Labour councillor, the execrable Arthur Massey is retiring and will not be missed. He's allowed the school to close, the day centre to close and open space to built on during his most recent tenure.
The other councillor, the equally execrable Lib Dem Sean Emmett - currently mired in scandal - pulled a huge vote here in 2002. Hard to call this one. It's the Lib Dems who are on the up here but it's Labour that should benefit from a high general election turnout.
Blogonian Prediction: Lib Dem Gain
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What is the Emmett scandal? There was a link on Indymedia that looked serious, but all it led to was a Council page saying that the standards commission has exhonorated Emmett of some breach of confidentiality accusation...
Check this link:
http://www.standardsboard.co.uk/Casesummaries/Casesummaries/B/BristolCityCouncil/Name,2667,en.html
Emmett has also made a comment on Indymedia:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/22495/index.php?comment_view=1
http://www.standardsboard.co.uk/Casesummaries/Casesummaries/B/BristolCityCouncil/Name,2667,en.html
Emmett has also made a comment on Indymedia:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/22495/index.php?comment_view=1
Yeh, that's the same page linked from Indymedia, is says: "The Ethical Standards Officer found that no action needs to be taken".
Unless there's a load of other stuff not mentioned there it's hardly a damning result!
Unless there's a load of other stuff not mentioned there it's hardly a damning result!
Your belief in "ethical standards officers" and the Standards Board for england is charming if naive.
They have a reputation for being toothless, useless and always finding in favour of councillors.
If you want to find out more about the Standards Board try a book called 'Cobblers to the Council' by Tony Martin. more info' here:
http://www.cobblers2thecouncil.com/arena/pages/core_intro2.php
They have a reputation for being toothless, useless and always finding in favour of councillors.
If you want to find out more about the Standards Board try a book called 'Cobblers to the Council' by Tony Martin. more info' here:
http://www.cobblers2thecouncil.com/arena/pages/core_intro2.php
Reasons best known to myself? That'll be the Iraq war then. you don;t work for Oxfam for 11 years and support the bastards who did that. Just so you know. Fi
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