Well, the day dawns.

[Inspector Knacker]

It was the 'perfect storm'.... only trouble was they decided to ignore the weather forecast and set sail for the eye of the storm.
To be fair, it wasn't just Hartlepool that decided it needed a change.
The times are a changing it would appear. It's surprising how 'conservative' with a small 'c', the working man /woman is.
A hero of mine, Ernie Bevan, was to me the symbol of Labour common sense and practicality. What would he have made of this ?