May 2, 2008
YET THE DEMOCRATS...:
Boris Johnson poised to become London Mayor as Tories seal local election success: Boris Johnson is preparing to be unveiled as the new mayor of London later today following Labour’s collapse across Britain in the local elections. (Robert Winnett, 02/05/2008, Daily Telegraph)
Senior Conservative sources said they would be “gobsmacked” if Mr Johnson did not win the mayoral contest and even Downing Street aides appear to have conceded that Ken Livingstone has lost. Confidence of a Tory win was boosted after one bookmaker announced it was paying out on a Boris Johnson victory hours before the official result is expected later this evening.Paddy Power said the "mauling" Labour had received elsewhere in England and Wales suggested the Conservative candidate was on his way to City Hall.
...think this is the perfect political climate in which to retreat to the Second Way. Posted by Orrin Judd at May 2, 2008 7:57 AM
A series of Government ministers took to the airwaves this morning and conceded that the results made grim reading for Labour. Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader, said that the Government had got the message and was now listening to the concerns of the general public – particularly over the increasing cost of living and other economic worries.
John Denham, the Universities Secretary and Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, also said the Government now had to listen to the fears of middle class southern voters.
He said: “There have been some disappointments tonight. We have to go back to voters and say we are listening, we will get back to what people have enjoyed in the south in the past 10 years.”
Just because 1 listens, doesn't mean 1 will do anything about it.
Mebbe they should have allowed the rabble to vote on whether or not they wanted to lose their birthright.
Posted by: Sandy P at May 2, 2008 11:47 AMA series of Government ministers took to the airwaves this morning and conceded that the results made grim reading for Labour. Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader, said that the Government had got the message and was now listening to the concerns of the general public – particularly over the increasing cost of living and other economic worries.
John Denham, the Universities Secretary and Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, also said the Government now had to listen to the fears of middle class southern voters.
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Just because one "listens," doesn't mean one does anything about it.
Mebbe they should have let them vote on whether or not to strip away their birthright.
He said: “There have been some disappointments tonight. We have to go back to voters and say we are listening, we will get back to what people have enjoyed in the south in the past 10 years.”
Posted by: Sandy P at May 2, 2008 11:47 AM