Cllr Iain Lindley’s Diary

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?

I have been tagged by David Jones MP to blog about my first political memory. I usually ignore blog memes but I thought this one was a bit more interesting.

I find my first political memory a bit odd. I distinctly remember being in the playground at my old primary school in Scotland, standing under the wall that separated Kirkton Primary from the Scott’s chocolate factory next door - the jam factory was across the road. It was 1990. There was a mention of the Conservative leadership contest. I preferred Heseltine, although I have no idea why. Maybe I thought his hair was silly. I was seven.

The reason I find this odd is that I have absolutely no recollection of Thatcher being deposed, only fleeting memories of the Gulf War and I don’t remember the 1992 election at all. It seems such an strange thing to recall in isolation. I’m not entirely sure why!

I’ll try to keep a political balance to this meme by tagging Chris Paul, David Ottewell and Tim Roll-Pickering.