Archive for October 11th, 2007

What are Associated Newspapers “Substances of Choice”?

Published on October 11, 2007 in Miscellaneous. 2 Comments

The image on the left is a scan of my horoscope from today’s copy of the Metro. The Metro is published by Associated Newspapers and sister titles include the Daily Mail and the London Evening Standard.

Now, I’m certainly no prude, and the horoscopes as nothing more than a bit of fun, but is encouraging the use of “ahem - substances of your choice” as a “perfect option” really responsible journalism?

No Election

Published on October 11, 2007 in National Comment and Worsley & Eccles South. 0 Comments

It’s now been four days since Gordon Brown’s non-election announcement, and rightly he has not been let off the hook since. Locally, I would have relished an election and the opportunity to debate the Labour Government’s shameful recent record in Walkden and across Salford:

  • The incomprehensible decision to close the maternity and neo-natal units at Hope Hospital.
  • The proposed closure of St George’s RC High School, an absurd decision made by Salford’s Labour Council and approved by the Labour Government.
  • A shambolic Government approach to public transport funding and the effective imposition of congestion charging.

When Gordon Brown finally dares to call a General Election in 2009 or 2010, it will be local Conservatives who are putting forward the policies to move Walkden, Worsley and Salford forward. I look forward to the debate.