tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post5890778836167289198..comments2023-10-20T14:42:07.844+00:00Comments on Louise Baldock: A bit self-defensiveLouise Baldockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430662342062143143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-39130525020716902612008-01-08T13:06:00.000+00:002008-01-08T13:06:00.000+00:00When me an Tony Mulheard were labour councillors i...When me an Tony Mulheard were labour councillors in 80's I was the one who first sported and started the "Miltant Tux" fashion, which turned out to be a donkey jacket, these delightful garments had enough pocket space for a megaphone, and a molitoff cocktail or two for when we had to man the picket lines against neil kinnock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-34703780473789846582008-01-04T19:26:00.000+00:002008-01-04T19:26:00.000+00:00I was a Labour councillor in Liverpool in the 80's...I was a Labour councillor in Liverpool in the 80's/90's, and my ward insisted I was well presented whenever i represented them or did surgeries etc. There is nothing wrong in Louises article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-24270021490375185772008-01-04T15:35:00.000+00:002008-01-04T15:35:00.000+00:00"These men and women are professionals, highly-qua..."These men and women are professionals, highly-qualified, articulate, (well-dressed too)"<BR/><BR/>So New Labour now only accepts council candidates who are well dressed middle class professionals?<BR/><BR/>So much for promoting diversity and social mobility!<BR/><BR/>How many people really care how their councillor dresses or what professional (and irrelevant) qualifications they might have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-19461572440689105002008-01-03T19:55:00.000+00:002008-01-03T19:55:00.000+00:00Herberts criticism might have been well intentione...Herberts criticism might have been well intentioned ,but ill informed, Joe Riley should stick to writing reviews on the arts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com