In article , 
JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:

> rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> > In article , john@acornusers.org 
> > (John M Ward) wrote:
> > 
> >> In article ,
> >>     wrote:
> >>> Stockport MBC, Stepping Hill
> >>> LD 1779 (47.4; -6.1)
> >>> Con 1336 (35.6; -1.0)
> >>> UKIP 257 (6.8; +6.8)
> >>> Lab 225 (6.0; 0.0)
> >>> Green 158 (4.2; +0.3)
> >>> Majority 443
> >>> Turnout 38.7%
> >>> LD hold
> >>> Percentage change is since May 2008
> >> Interesting: a moderate swing from LibDem to the new UKIP 
> candidate,
> >> which could well be nothing more than a side-effect of the 
> European >> Elections, but nowhere near enough to threaten either 
> the first or
> >> second place results.  Turnout was so-so.
> > 
> > The byelection followed the sudden early death of a very active 
> > councillor. o a small swing against Lib Dems since May 2008 is 
> > not really surprising.
> 
> Any idea of the deceased councillor's position on ambulances?

You are a sick troll!

The late councillor was (a) female, (b) died at home and (c) was a friend 
of mine.

-- 
Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge                    http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/

rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:

> JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:
>> rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
>>> john@acornusers.org (John M Ward) wrote:
>>>>   wrote:

>>>>> Stockport MBC, Stepping Hill
>>>>> LD 1779 (47.4; -6.1)
>>>>> Con 1336 (35.6; -1.0)
>>>>> UKIP 257 (6.8; +6.8)
>>>>> Lab 225 (6.0; 0.0)
>>>>> Green 158 (4.2; +0.3)
>>>>> Majority 443
>>>>> Turnout 38.7%
>>>>> LD hold
>>>>> Percentage change is since May 2008

>>>> Interesting: a moderate swing from LibDem to the new UKIP 
>>>> candidate, which could well be nothing more than a side-effect
>>>> of the European Elections, but nowhere near enough to threaten
>>>> either the first or second place results.  Turnout was so-so.

>>> The byelection followed the sudden early death of a very active 
>>> councillor. o a small swing against Lib Dems since May 2008 is 
>>> not really surprising.

>> Any idea of the deceased councillor's position on ambulances?

> You are a sick troll!

Really? Just because I have rather obliquely made reference to something 
about which you are quite right to be deeply embarrassed? Something for which 
you were rightly criticised by the relevant authority? Something which means 
you are unfit to hold public office?

I don't think so... I just wonder how much longer you are going to sit there 
(wherever you are) pontificating at the rest of us from your imaginary moral 
high-horse.

> The late councillor was (a) female, (b) died at home and (c) was a friend of mine.

Totally irrelevant.

PS: There are cases of councillors dying in office all the time (and 
sometimes, Members of Parliament). If your rant above is your way of 
suggesting that there should be some sort of respect for them (over and above 
that which is due to anyone else who has died), then please do your best to 
amend your party's ambulance-chasing by-election tactics, eh?

After all, you wouldn't want to be thought a hypocrite, would you?