http://www.iainlindley.co.uk Cllr Iain Lindley - Salford City Councillor for Walkden South Ward Tue, 13 May 2008 11:53:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wrote on Sunday night about the disgusting content of Labour's election literature in the Crewe & Nantwich by-election. Labour have made a big issue of Conservative candidate Edward Timpson's house, and even took a paparazzi-style photo of it to feature in their election literature. I thought I'd do a ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/13/spot-the-difference-crewe-nantwich-edition/ I thought that Council Leader Cllr John Merry would be the first Salford leader to come under pressure from his Council Group, but instead it is Cllr Norman Owen, the Liberal Democrat Group Leader, who according to today's MEN is facing a challenge to his leadership. I look on with ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/12/salford-libdem-leadership-challenge/ I spent a sunny Sunday today in Crewe & Nantwich, where I continue to both amazed and appalled by the contemptible content of the Labour Party literature - even the Labour grassroots think it is "disgusting"! For a brief period in the mid-nineties - before my time alas - the Labour Party ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/11/success-should-be-encouraged/ Vince Cable MP is about as close as the Liberal Democrats get to a political heavyweight. He's a long-serving MP, LibDem Deputy Leader and Treasury spokesman, took a high-profile role after Sir Menzies Campbell was knifed as LibDem Leader (and during the Northern Rock debacle) and before entering Parliament he ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/10/strictly-come-doorknocking/ It seems the Salford Labour website is stuck in a time warp on polling day. Perhaps they are sat in the Civic Centre trying to work out how to turn the clock back... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/09/just-a-step-to-the-left/ It was interesting to compare the attitudes of our local Labour MPs at the local election count last week. Ian Stewart was his usual friendly self - I spoke to him briefly at the start of the night. It was very noticeable that he was the first person there to congratulate ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/08/compare-and-contrast/ David Ottewell has published an interesting article about Greater Manchester-wide vote shares in today's Manchester Evening News. It's also available in handy bar-chart form on his blog. Rather makes a mockery of the Labour and Liberal Democrat spin about Conservative performance in the north and Greater Manchester in particular. http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/07/tories-beat-labour-across-greater-manchester/ I made a flying visit to Crewe yesterday evening to support our excellent local by-election candidate Edward Timpson, who I've just noticed has a blog on the Crewe & Nantwich Conservative website. Morale is high and the campaign seems to be exceptionally well organised. I'll be back in Cheshire later this ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/07/crewe-nantwich/ Over at Vote UK there's been a lot of discussion about stand-out results in various areas. I had a quick run through some local results and here's my pick for a stand-out result in Greater Manchester: Wigan MBC, Lowton East Ward 2007 result Jonathan Miller (Community Action) 1418 (43.17%) Susan Greensmith (Labour) 1085 (33.03%) Jeanette Leigh ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/05/result-of-the-night/ There will be a New Prospect Housing walkabout in the Athens Drive area on Thursday 15th May. I've not received full details as yet but the walkabouts usually start at 10am on the corner of Athens Drive and Bridgewater Road. If you are a resident on Athens Drive, Corinth Walk, Oracle ... http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2008/05/05/athens-drive-walkabout-15th-may/