Catch Up : Ardwick, Rampant Lion, Beech Inn
Tuesday boost. Ardwick's turn. Reasonably solid Labour here though the area we tackle has a much higher turnover of residents than Moss Side.
The ward looks likely to be one of two the Lib Dems will be attacking. Their candidate has been busy. But it seems he is promising the earth to individuals. Not just "more fines for poopy dog owners", "new gate on the way", "smoother pavements". This man is offering cuts in council house rent.
We visit the Rampant Lion pub in neighbouring Manchester Gorton constituency and I arrange to see Tony Lloyd later for some beers in The Beech Inn in Chorlton.
Great little pub. Though a shame that they've changed their dogs policy. So the hounds must be left at home.
I tell Tony that the publicwhip quiz is showing the Lib Dems closer to my views than even a Labour MP who has voted against Fees, Foundations, War, Hunting, and on most of the PTA divisions too.
We work out that this (he is 24% from my picks on seven questions, the Lib Dems 14%) is largely because he was away for the iD card debates. Public whip seems to miss the nuance of absence versus abstinence or support for a government bill.
Clearly the opposition get to vote against ad nauseum. They can say anything and duck hard choices.
On the way home I also realise that the quiz doesn't factor in dozens of votes which support Labour values where the Lib Dems voted against with their Tory chums.
Things like the Minimum Wage.
The ward looks likely to be one of two the Lib Dems will be attacking. Their candidate has been busy. But it seems he is promising the earth to individuals. Not just "more fines for poopy dog owners", "new gate on the way", "smoother pavements". This man is offering cuts in council house rent.
We visit the Rampant Lion pub in neighbouring Manchester Gorton constituency and I arrange to see Tony Lloyd later for some beers in The Beech Inn in Chorlton.
Great little pub. Though a shame that they've changed their dogs policy. So the hounds must be left at home.
I tell Tony that the publicwhip quiz is showing the Lib Dems closer to my views than even a Labour MP who has voted against Fees, Foundations, War, Hunting, and on most of the PTA divisions too.
We work out that this (he is 24% from my picks on seven questions, the Lib Dems 14%) is largely because he was away for the iD card debates. Public whip seems to miss the nuance of absence versus abstinence or support for a government bill.
Clearly the opposition get to vote against ad nauseum. They can say anything and duck hard choices.
On the way home I also realise that the quiz doesn't factor in dozens of votes which support Labour values where the Lib Dems voted against with their Tory chums.
Things like the Minimum Wage.
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