In his forlorn bid for the Labour leadership Mr. Ed Balls has been trying to reconnect with the grass roots of his party. The invasion of Iraq, he's been telling us, was a "mistake"...yep, that's right, a mistake. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought a mistake is like when you forget to buy a pint of milk in the supermarket, or when you miss your train...
The war in Iraq however, I'd call that a murderous act of aggression unleashed on the people of Iraq from hell, courtesy of Mr. George W Bush and his nasty little poodle, Tony Blair.
Why then wasn't Mr. Balls telling us about these "mistakes" before the election?
Why? Well it's because, like most of the rest of the Labour elite, Mr. Balls couldn't really give a damn about the innocents in Iraq his party shamelessly helped to kill.
The war in Iraq was not a mistake -- it was a crime. It was the deliberate work of a greedy Labour leader trying to earn himself some political capital whatever the consequences. In May 2010 it's about Blair's prospective successors trying to do exactly the same. The only difference is, these days the wind is blowing in a different direction.
Why did anyone vote for Labour in the recent election? Beats me.
Sunday 23 May 2010
Friday 7 May 2010
Ealing Council Elections 2010 -- Labour Win
Four years ago, amid recriminations over the abortive west London tram project, Labour found themselves unceremoniously dumped in Ealing's local council elections. But tonight they have seized back control.
Of the 69 seats in 23 wards, the result was:
Labour 40
Conservatives 24
Lib Dems 5
If this was a response to the Tories cavalier attitude to town planning, (Arcadia and Dickens Yard), then frankly, they too probably deserved a lesson in humility. It remains to be seen however, if Labour will have the same success in keeping down the council tax.
For details of the general election result in Ealing click here.
Of the 69 seats in 23 wards, the result was:
Labour 40
Conservatives 24
Lib Dems 5
If this was a response to the Tories cavalier attitude to town planning, (Arcadia and Dickens Yard), then frankly, they too probably deserved a lesson in humility. It remains to be seen however, if Labour will have the same success in keeping down the council tax.
For details of the general election result in Ealing click here.
Election 2010 -- Ealing Results
If I get a moment I'll put up a detailed table of results, but the main news from Ealing is that Ealing Central and Acton has turned blue. Notionally this new seat was very marginal, and as of last night it wasn't altogether clear which way it was going to go. But at 8:25 this morning it was declared for Angie Bray, former Tory leader of the London Assembly, with 17,944 votes on a high turnout of 67%. Labour's Bassam Mahfouz came in second with 14,228 votes. Jon Ball of the Lib Dems came a close third with 13,041 votes. This represented a swing of 5% to the Tories.
Elsewhere, Steve Pound, in spite of a spirited campaign from Tory Ian Gibb, comfortably held Ealing North with 50% of the vote, and no swing to the Conservatives.
As expected, in Ealing Southall, Virendra Sharma held his safe Labour seat in spite of a heavy swing to the Tories of of 8.3%. He polled 22,024 votes with the Conservatives coming second with 12,733.
The council election vote is currently being counted.
UPDATE: for Council election results, click here
Elsewhere, Steve Pound, in spite of a spirited campaign from Tory Ian Gibb, comfortably held Ealing North with 50% of the vote, and no swing to the Conservatives.
As expected, in Ealing Southall, Virendra Sharma held his safe Labour seat in spite of a heavy swing to the Tories of of 8.3%. He polled 22,024 votes with the Conservatives coming second with 12,733.
The council election vote is currently being counted.
UPDATE: for Council election results, click here
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