All the swings quoted are DOUBLE the accurate swings. But let's face it Lib Dems can't do sums. Or make deliberate errors to flatter and deceive.
Paul Ankers' campaign was horrendously negative and his reported remarks about local people degrading to himself and his party.
The state of the parties is the same today as it was the day after the 2006 poll. Lib Dems were going to dump Angela according to well placed sources. And at least she spent the last months of her Council career in better company!
The average swing, correctly computed and compounded with the 2006 swing in the opposite direction constitutes still a roughly 4% swing to Labour since 2005.
John Leech's majority is less than 1%. On these swings he will lose by 2-3,000 votes rather than the 3-4,000 computed in 2006.
There were no Lib Dems present at the Local Action Partnership (LAP) which deals with police, crime and disorder matters - apparently a top priority for Mr Ankers along with his oft repeated fibs about our household waste collections.
Just two final points for amusement.
Lib Dems in Bournemouth who have lost control to the Tories and hold only 7 seats to the latter's 41 signed a contract committing their city to a major city centre casino ON ELECTION DAY.
http://chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.com/2007/05/blogsclusive-libdemologists-fudge.html
SCOTTISH Lib Dems are failing magnificently to exercise any gumption in their hung parliament situation. Is this really what people want for the UK?
