You cannot be serious.

[Inspector Knacker]

A friend gave me a copy of the local council election candidates for the Manor House ward.
The front page trumpeted the message...
.Our Labour team has new, candidates new idea's, and a plan for a better Hartlepool.
Two of the new 'candidates', were very familiar to me, namely Pamela Hargreaves and Steve Wallace.... new candidates, how? Have they had a political re-spray?
The use of the word 'new' is stretching credibility.
A quote from Wallace's blurb..... For six years I was chair of NHS Hartlepool, working to improve health and well being in our local communities. Ah yes, I remember it well.

Just a fussy note here, the joint statement they submitted was 'signed' by all three hopefuls with the formal names printed below in bold print. Sadly, their  so called 'signatures' were all in the same identical font. Signatures?

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

Isn't Steve Wallace the guy in the driving seat when SAB & co. signed away hospital services?

[Inspector Knacker]

He was Chairman when the proposals were put forward to transfer services to North Tees in 2007, that's four years before the A&E was shut. That turned out well didn't it. I remember at the time Councillors in Stockton kicked off big time at the proposal to transfer maternity services to Hartlepool and almost immediately the Trust caved in to them. In contrast, apart from one or two fighters in the chamber,  the rest just looked the other way and meekly accepted what was proposed.
I always assumed the powers in charge bring in controversial proposals hoping that after the initial storm and fury, everyone affected will just grudgingly accept the new norm.
Funny how nearly every hopeful candidate now vows to fight to restore services.

[akarjl2]

Isn't Steve Wallace the guy in the driving seat when SAB & co. signed away hospital services?

He was also Mandys agent I believe

https://www.newstatesman.com/node/193982

After an argument in the street between Mandy and his neighbours (the Leslies) his "agent" commented:

the Leslies ought to be grateful that the security around Mandelson also protects their home from being blown up.

Something you have to consider if you live in Hutton Avenue?

[Inspector Knacker]

With these bright new faces, I assume Labour think the local electorate have a memory span of about 5 minutes. Is it true they store old Councillors, freeze their heads and stick em on new bodies and send these old political cut and shuts as shines new models.
It might just work with the CAN'T VOTE TORY, ME GRANDA VOTED LABOUR, ME DOG VOTES LABOUR, TORY'S PUT ME GRANDA OUT OF A JOB IN 1911, etc etc etc ad nauseum ...meanwhile back in the present day, things have moved on a tad.

[akarjl2]

TORY'S PUT ME GRANDA OUT OF A JOB IN 1911, etc etc etc ad nauseum

Is MK0 off premod sounds a lot like his/her/its logic?

[Inspector Knacker]

I think he's blown his tanks and is laying on the bottom till the Williams depth charges blow over..

[akarjl2]

Local camera man up for erection election....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9497669/Convicted-sex-offender-41-stands-election-MP-Hartlepool.html

Convicted sex offender, 41, stands for election as MP for Hartlepool – saying he didn't admit to locals that he was sentenced for filming unconscious naked woman 'to see if he would be found out'

Ok I will admit this is one bloke I won't vote fore even as a protest vote .........

[Inspector Knacker]

You really do have to question how someone like this can be so dumb as to stand.

[akarjl2]

You really do have to question how someone like this can be so dumb as to stand.

Would have been a good candidate for labour maybe?

[Inspector Knacker]

I dread to think what his 'manifesto' would contain!!!

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

Well, it has certainly drawn attention away from Williams' plight. Wonder if he was set up as a decoy? 

[akarjl2]

Well, it has certainly drawn attention away from Williams' plight. Wonder if he was set up as a decoy? 

Thats the sort of thing I would do

Then again doesn't strike me as particularly bright and would soon let the cat out of the bag for more money if that was the case.

[Inspector Knacker]

Well, it has certainly drawn attention away from Williams' plight. Wonder if he was set up as a decoy? 

What the daft lad's criminal record antics as a decoy, or the Labour Party itself set up as a decoy....?

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

Well, it has certainly drawn attention away from Williams' plight. Wonder if he was set up as a decoy? 

What the daft lad's criminal record antics as a decoy, or the Labour Party itself set up as a decoy....?

Now that would be saying ...