Stating The Bleeding Obvious

""There is clearly a strong protest vote, and we have to take account of what people are telling us.""

That would be Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, responding to what is, by any standards, a pretty damning night for Labour in the local elections.

Posted on June 11, 2004 07:36 AM

the trouble is they won't. They never bloody do ...

Posted by Mike on June 11, 2004 12:37 PM

According to Blunkett it's all Saddams fault:

"So far Labour has lost about 211 seats. David Blunkett said he was "mortified" by the results and blamed the Iraq war for "damaging" the Labour vote. "

Posted by Andy Mulhearn on June 11, 2004 01:09 PM

I think that I shall go green...
and not with envy.

Posted by charles on June 11, 2004 01:50 PM

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