10:26am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
A LABOUR MP has said Harrow Council will put residents off voting Tory after a poll predicted he would lose his seat.
Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, said members of his constituency would stand by him despite the forecast of a survey of marginal seats which predicted he would fall to rival Rachel Joyce.
He said: “I think when a general election is called people at that point recognise that there's a choice.
“They will have a choice between Conservatives in Harrow who have managed to get it rated the worst run council in London and Labour who managed to get £25m to create new sixth forms and £30m for Whitmore High.”
But Mr Thomas' rival was not convinced and said she gets positive feedback from residents about her party's performance.
Ms Joyce, the Conservative candidate for Harrow West, said: “The reception on the door step is very positive and very good.
“People appreciate what we are doing both nationally and locally. People are fed up with them both nationally and locally but it is just one poll.”
Richard_at_Harrow, Harrow says...
12:04pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Richard_at_Harrow, Harrow says...
3:13pm Tue 23 Sep 08
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Richard_at_Harrow, Harrow says...
11:56am Tue 23 Sep 08
How could 10 years of prudence have got us here? The same way that Mr Prudence wrecked our pensions and allowed cheap credit to fuel an unsustainable housing boom. He was too busy taxing us to death:- The total tax burden has risen by 51% in real terms (during the so-called ‘good’ years) under noolabour and with the recession the forecast is for a PSBR exceeding £100billion and/or further tax increases. This will wreck the UK and certainly won’t help Harrow. Prudence Gordy won’t jump and the wimps in noolabour won’t push him. New money for Harrow schools? – Could Gareth tell us how much Harrow contributes in tax revenue? It’s not a ‘handout’ from the government because it is our money. London is a net contributor to Treasury coffers. Gareth (a member of the Worst Government ever in the UK ) again repeats the Audit commission rating from March 2007. What he never reveals is that the assessment was based on the March 2006 Council Budget. Who set that budget? It was passed by the soon to be kicked out failed Noolabour administration.