“Michael Gove made me ashamed to be a Conservative”
From the borough most sharply affected by the Tories’ removal of school roofs:
Top Tory defects to Labour
I’m delighted to welcome former Deputy Leader of Sandwell Conservatves, Councillor Elaine Costigan to the Labour Party. Elaine says that “Michael Gove made me ashamed to be a Conservative”.
Elaine is a powerful voice for Wednesbury and Sandwell. She’s passionately cares about the future of Sandwell’s children and was rightly appalled by the Coalition government’s callous cuts to Sandwell’s schools. I’m delighted she’s joining Labour and look forward to further discussions with other councillors.
Up and down the country, people are realising that they were hoodwinked by David Cameron and Nick Clegg during the General Election. Whoever wins the Labour leadership election will have to build alliances with members of the other parties who feel betrayed by their political leaders.
From Sandwell MP Tom Watson’s website
maxdunbar said,
September 6, 2010 at 7:04 pm
We had a Lib Dem councillor defect to us in Manchester recently. The landslide begins!
Oscar Lomax said,
September 6, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Wot utter fuckking shite.
Tory fuckking scum. and that useless cunt watson shud be hanged from a lampost.
Dave O said,
September 8, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Better news still … Andy Newman o
http://www.davidosler.com/2010/09/welcome-back-to-labour-comrade-newman/f Socialist Unity fame has also joined Labour.
Dave O said,
September 8, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Sorry, that link again:
http://www.davidosler.com/2010/09/welcome-back-to-labour-comrade-newman/
Tom said,
September 8, 2010 at 7:28 pm
What a grotesque photograph!