Peter Wheeler is a Labour Party bigwig and Labour Party candidate for Claremont ward here in Salford. He has a blog of sorts but hasn’t quite got the hang of blogging, and stubbornly refuses to approve any comments I leave on his website - as with most of his colleagues in the higher echelons of the Labour Party he clearly isn’t terribly interested in open and honest political debate.
Anyway, according to his website, a couple of weeks ago Peter and his colleagues went campaigning. Fair enough, but then we get this gem of a quote:
The big issue - as ever - was the state of the roads and pavements.
He is quite right, of course. The state of the highways and pavements is a big issue for local residents not just in Claremont ward but across the whole of Salford. What Peter doesn’t say, of course, is that the state of the roads is the responsibility of Salford City Council - and remind me who has been in control of Salford Council since it’s inception in 1974? That’s right Peter, the Labour Party!
If local residents are concerned about the state of their local roads and pavements, the last people they should turn to at the ballot box are a Salford Labour Party who have neglected our highways for decades. The cheek of it…
Having recovered from getting soaked by rain while playing tennis this afternoon - I didn’t even win the match - I thought I’d continue my leisurely stroll through the Salford blogosphere. Unfortunately it seems I can afford to be quite leisurely - if you Google search for “Salford blog” the top-ranking page is the post I made yesterday. Not too promising so far!
I thought I’d start with a topic I know reasonably well - politics. Unfortunately in the interests of completeness this involves holding my nose a little bit and linking to the opposition! I will try - just this once - not to bring in too many value judgements.
Continue reading ‘Salford’s Political Blogs’
I thought I’d have a bit of a look around at other blogs which are written locally. It’s not something I’ve spent a lot of time doing in the past, which is a shame - I should probably broaden my blogging horizons far beyond the field of politics.
I registered for the BritBlog directory site quite a while ago but never really did anything beyond that. Today I’ve had another look as part of my quest to update the links to this site, and helpfully they list blogs by local area, so I’ve got my first list of Salford blogs.
Continue reading ‘The Salford Blogosphere’
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