Of probes and polls

Posted by Robert Alcock on April 29, 2008 8:00 PM

DEBI Jones greeted news the Standards Board for England had cleared her of any wrongdoing by saying she always knew she would be “vindicated”.
Well, that has come to pass. But the existence of a “sleaze” probe hanging over her for almost six months was a sign of dangerously high stakes in what Cllr Jones suggests was an organised maneouvre against her – what she terms 'a David and Goliath battle'.

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Back from recess, ready for Thursday

Posted by Robert Alcock on April 27, 2008 10:15 PM

HANDS up – the past fortnight has not been the most timely for Between the Lines to go into recess. Political developments locally and nationally have been legion as election fever mounts.

This week’s Visiter gives each party a black-ink soapbox to address Southport voters ahead of May 1.

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Porter vs Pugh - Bring on the big guns

Posted by Robert Alcock on April 6, 2008 9:01 PM

TWO shadow cabinet ministers have recently touched down in Southport in the space of a fortnight – the two Theresas, May and Villiers. (For a good anecdote about when a Tory icon was called Teresa in jest, courtesy of the late Tony Banks, see here).

Signs of a campaigning push on the resort from Conservative Central Office? At least there was none of the pettiness that ensued when David Cameron decided to visit Hazel Blears' Salford constituency.

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