Friday, January 21, 2011

Labouring on in Tonbridge....

The secretary of Tonbridge and Malling Labour Party, Jim Parish, had this to say about Labour's increased vote in yesterday's county council by-election:

“Yesterday’s result was a splendid one for Tonbridge Labour Party.  Our candidate, EMILY WILLIAMS, increased the Labour vote from 944 to 1,216 in a very low poll of 23% - a swing of over 12 per cent to Labour since 2009.
“This result puts us on a clear road to success in the Borough elections on 5 May.”  
Would that be the same Emily Williams who was reported in the local press as having trashed her home town Tonbridge?!..

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

But TB you know that the local press sometimes gets it wrong. What she said was "it’s becoming a drab place to live". A bit different from trashing the town.

Anonymous said...

Yes I agree - it is a bit drab in places and the whole point of a counselor is to point these things out and then try and do something about it. It is a mess - the High Street is awful!

Anonymous said...

The best thing about Tonbridge is when you drive out of it

Anonymous said...

Driving is best. Getting a train out of Tonbridge is becoming an impossibility due to SouthEasterns incompetency these days. Older than 12? Then buses are no longer an option either.

Anonymous said...

You could cycle along one of the intermittent cycle lanes and risk your life. However, this may not be fast enough for you in terms of getting out of the town!

Tonbridge blogger said...

Why don't you anonymouse's all get youselve's a proper handle. It really is rather easy and you can still be just as anonymous. Come on be inventive!

Tonbridge blogger said...

Even Tonbridge anon would be better than just "anonymous" which just gets confusing if there are more than a few comments, which often there are.... Try these: Tonbridge Secret Squirrel; The Ton. Train Passenger; Ton. Executive Relief! Ton. Howler, Ton. Whistle Blower; Tonbridge Blond Person; Tonbridge Blue Eyes etc. You get he idea. Now have a go it's easy to register and completely anonymous!...

Anonymous said...

TB, what makes you think all of your readers are Tonbridge Folk?