The End of A Local Alliance - 1989

What Its All About

QUESTION: WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

ANSWER: Politics at grass routes

QUESTION: IS IT WORTH ME READING THE CONTENTS?

ANSWER: To each his own, but try these excerpts-

"It would be difficult with the rain coming down to do canvassing," he suggested.

"No, nothing stops us, in fact I'm going out now." It was pouring down.
Over-excitedly I blundered into the party saying,

"All right. Where's this Doctor Death?".

Bill Lear swung round, cheeks glowing, "Who's this ignorant bugger? Winter!".

There was an air of jest, rather than anger, and Dr Owen repeated the call, "Yes. Who's that ignorant bugger?".
I wrote him a brief press release asking "Will Alan Winter's socks hold out until 4th May?".

I rang Diamond Man up and congratulated them on their policies that seemed to be the same as ours, and then asked him to join our Party.

I spoke to the Labour MP, Robin Corbett. He lives opposite Bill and was vacuuming his car out. I said to him, "If there is one man who could unite the opposition against Jones, it's you." I asked him if he would rather be a serving MP in Erdington, or here.

Had she "done a bunk"? Unlikely. Had the opposition kidnapped her? Perhaps she had been offered a slap up meal? A few glasses of home made wine? A tour around a garden? Well, needless to say, Carol eventually appeared out of a house about half way down the street convinced of another convert to the Democrat cause.

I walked over to the (Conservative) Mayor to make a few remarks. I asked her, referring to our last Focus, if she had any complaints about Council services?

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