tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post2655299102557471977..comments2023-05-27T10:29:17.441+01:00Comments on Little's Log: Big Shake Up in NorwichAntonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09165606568016036829noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-45869658956137113392008-05-08T21:15:00.001+01:002008-05-08T21:15:00.001+01:00Paul,Come back to the Lib Dems and we can prise ou...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Come back to the Lib Dems and we can prise out the mighty Morph from Mile X together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-78498501743755654422008-05-08T21:15:00.000+01:002008-05-08T21:15:00.000+01:00Paul,Come back to the Lib Dems and we can prise ou...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Come back to the Lib Dems and we can prise out the mighty Morph from Mile X together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-80121454633311395432008-05-05T17:06:00.000+01:002008-05-05T17:06:00.000+01:00It is interesting that in your Tory manifesto you ...It is interesting that in your Tory manifesto you talked about viod times going down to 16 days and clearly shows lack of understanding on how complex the issue is. The City Care contract is 15 days and that would mean Norwich city council doing all their work in one day. Even given the achievements of the staff to move from 56 days to 26 this is unrealistic and is a cheap political stint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-72294302088173695992008-05-04T17:44:00.000+01:002008-05-04T17:44:00.000+01:00Antony,Great news that you have ousted Brenda Ferr...Antony,<BR/><BR/>Great news that you have ousted Brenda Ferret!<BR/><BR/>Billy Boulton & I had fantasies of targeting Steve Morphew after I beat him in Nelson. It would be great if you guys could do that. Would I come and give you a hand!? .... hmmm<BR/><BR/>PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316207370876120773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-55628866600576521752008-05-03T18:35:00.000+01:002008-05-03T18:35:00.000+01:00Antony. Just thought I'd be civil and congratulate...Antony. Just thought I'd be civil and congratulate you on your efforts.<BR/><BR/>I would take canvassing stories with a pinch of salt (seriously), but your efforts appear to have been rewarded and you deserve praise for that.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-43494509225466620422008-05-03T11:51:00.000+01:002008-05-03T11:51:00.000+01:00No one can possibly deny that it was a very good r...No one can possibly deny that it was a very good result for the Tories. To actually outpoll Labour in Norwich South is an amazing result. In addition a very strong performance across Norwich North with good progress particularly in Mile Cross.<BR/><BR/>The Greens will grab the headlines but this may be something of a false dawn. Their vote increased in north Norwich without putting in too much effort. However, in Norwich South - with the exception of University and Thorpe Hamlet their vote was fairly flat and for all the effort put in even slipped back in some wards. I said from the start that Sewell could be key to the Greens and said to Rupert reid on the night that he would have nightmares about it over the weekend - he Labour vote was teetering to collapse, the Greens were in prime second place but they did little work and secured no increase in vote - Labour just pulled through. In contrast the Greens belief that they could walk on water saw them throw a lot of resources at a huge deficit and the best organised Labour campaign in the city at University - the Greens came away with little.<BR/><BR/>Labour had a bad night. The contrast in Charles Clarke's expression this year to last could not have been more marked. Last year he was releived, this year he saw Labour come fourth in his own constituency. Labour sank to 25% across the city and just 21% in Norwich South. Labour can just be thankful that they met little opposition in places like Crome, Sewell and Mile Cross - otherwise it could have been meltdown.<BR/><BR/>Comrade is being honest - I have indeed defected to Lib Dems. It was a bruising night but we had already put on our knee & elbow pads in preparation. In reality you cannot lose what you haven't got - this applies to seats where sitting councillors stood down and we had performed poorly over the past couple of years. There comes a time when you have to cut your losses and instead of the total meltdown generally predicted the Lib Dems defended Lakenham and Eaton and still came second across Norwich South. Significantly in the two major contests with Labour and the Tories the Lib Dems prevailed. The Lib Dems do though have a serious problem with the Greens and the fact of concentrating on Norwich South has left everything to slip away in the North of the city (depsite the bizarre increase in vote in Catton Grove).<BR/><BR/>congratulations to all the new councillors - commiserations to the vanquished. We do have a very fluid situation still with everything to play for. I feel confident that it is only a matter of time before the Greens become a busted flush and then the whole ball game changes once again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-11092213709107145492008-05-02T13:52:00.000+01:002008-05-02T13:52:00.000+01:00There was one Tory loss in Norwich to report, Cllr...There was one Tory loss in Norwich to report, Cllr Little's (Con) car keys!<BR/><BR/>Where were they Ant? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com