tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post8133914617681349021..comments2023-10-20T14:42:07.844+00:00Comments on Louise Baldock: LibDem Mike Storey in ageist attack against Labour rivalLouise Baldockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430662342062143143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-47099627772557065032011-05-09T13:47:38.346+00:002011-05-09T13:47:38.346+00:00Lord Storey is greater than Labourwhatshisface any...Lord Storey is greater than Labourwhatshisface anyday. If you want to list all the great things he's done the past year for wavertree you go ahead and do that, but you cant compare it to 30 odd years of dedication and loyalty to the city. Also Alpha.Jemmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-46834383933724767992011-05-03T21:36:15.723+00:002011-05-03T21:36:15.723+00:00Pat M - shurely not Councillor Maloney.
I am not...Pat M - shurely not Councillor Maloney. <br /><br />I am not aware that the Liberal Party have indeed had a late leaflet blitz in the ward, certainly nothing has been posted in my street.<br /><br />But dont let me dampen your fireworks. <br /><br />If the Steve Radford Party would like to remove a few votes from the incumbent and thus boost the Labour share of the vote, that will be just fine. <br /><br />But let me just make one thing CRYSTAL CLEAR. Aside from the 2010 election which took place on the same day as the General Election, Labour has never received more than about 500 votes since the ward was created. <br /><br />Hardly "tribal"!Louise Baldockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430662342062143143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-69558148568230839352011-05-02T13:39:53.165+00:002011-05-02T13:39:53.165+00:00Disgusting. Just as bad as the lies and low tactic...Disgusting. Just as bad as the lies and low tactics Labour and the Tories have been adopting in my area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182217326137612970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-76040786171423520362011-05-01T23:57:03.983+00:002011-05-01T23:57:03.983+00:00if storey is defeated it will be down to steve rad...if storey is defeated it will be down to steve radfords liberals and their late leaflet blitz in the ward ( increasing their vote by picking up lib dems) .<br />It wont be down to a paper candidate getting out the steady tribal labour vote.pat mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-43867943719771649722011-05-01T10:55:12.606+00:002011-05-01T10:55:12.606+00:00Brings back memories this - My age was brought up ...Brings back memories this - My age was brought up when a candidate back in the 80s - it was a 21 limit then and i was 22 , Politics were different in the city , the conservatives still had seats and defended them hard.<br /><br />The ward i was in was a tory/lib battle at the time but i and the local party put in a lot of graft as we didnt want to be used tactically by the Liberals .<br /><br />It was a very close race between the tories and the libs and the labour vote was holding up well and the Libs knew it - and as sure as eggs are eggs in the last few days of the campaign some voters mentioned to us that the "other " parties had raised my age with them.<br /><br />It was quite flattering in a way and the important thing was not one person i spoke to at the time ever said it mattered - trust the electorate - theyre not fooled by this stuff.<br /><br />Good luck to the lad -and if i may borrow the famous Instruction to Harry Truman in the last few days of the 1948 US presidential campaign- " Give em Hell" JakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-26504193452037939322011-05-01T10:20:18.000+00:002011-05-01T10:20:18.000+00:00I'd expect this sort of p*ss poor literature t...I'd expect this sort of p*ss poor literature to seep through from my party considering who the LD agent for Wavertree ward is. Genuinely surprised at Mike's judgement concerning that individual. I'm reliably informed the literature is being written by Mike's agent, so please expect the really poor, tired old phrases "Labour spin doctors" etc etc. The sort of stuff that utterly lacks imagination and helped Colin Eldridge lose.<br /><br />Having said that, I obviously hope Mike wins rather than the young lad your backing.Lib Dem membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-84002857940050835252011-05-01T09:16:32.485+00:002011-05-01T09:16:32.485+00:00What a very real shame that at this time, Mike Sto...What a very real shame that at this time, Mike Storey, should still choose to stoop to this level, when instead he could have come out of this with some respect. Now that he is Lord Storey, he would have been better to have stepped down from the local seat and concentrate his efforts on representing the city in the Lords, rather than trying to cling on to the wreckage of his party at local ward levels. I have always thought he was barmy but I did think that he would finally see the bigger picture for himself, for the city and the Wavertree ward. Is it not better to have the ward represented by somebody bright, committed, full of enthusiasm, energy…and “maccies” Somebody who can concentrate their time on the people of the ward rather than the distractions of the House of Lords? An opportunity for Storey to elevate himself above the smears, dirty politics, in-fighting and melt-down of the local party and to take whatever principals contributions he can make towards fighting for the interests of the city in the Lords. I am sure that I, and many others could support him in that. It is a chance for him to shine as an elder statesman of Liverpool and to bury the recent sordid past. He could have stepped aside to let one of the experienced Lib Dems who lost their seat last May take up the fight for Wavertree. What is he hanging on for?<br />Your time is up Mr Storey, I hope you can retain some dignity in defeat. <br /><br />Jake Morrison is old enough to fight for his country in foreign lands, old enough to vote, old enough to have won the support and admiration of the electorate, fellow councillors and shadow cabinet members and MPs. And Lord Storey is old enough to know better.Prof Chucklebuttynoreply@blogger.com