Peter
Although you are the thinking heart of Manchester Withington perhaps you could explain that despite the Iraq war raging why the Fib Dems lost four seats at the last council elections?
Certianly in my ward - where the war was such an issue we lost all three seats - it wasn't this time as locals voted Lab because the Fib Dem councillors were so bloody useless and/or rude.
The truth is the war isn't the issue it was in 2005 and Leech can't just run on that. He now has to run on his record which is one of lies about Christies and the fact that he is useless at both his jobs.
It's interesting to me that Fib Dems who pick up safe Lab seats often very quickly turn them into rock solid seats thanks to constant lies on the Hocus Focus leaflets but I don't think anyone really thinks Leech will hold the seat.
He's like a character in a bad CBBC play where a kid pretends to be an MP but keeps getting caught out.
In fairness to Leech his lies on Christies were only the sort of lies and scaremongering that we have come to expect from the Fib Dems. A party who say they oppose the Iraq war and yet vote to send more troops. Typical facing both ways on the big issues.
Leech will be gone next time.
