Some excitement as I go up to Newcastle for the launch, with Andrew Stunell MP, Minister in the Communities and Local Government Department. Times might be rocky and difficult now, but massive progress from when I first met Andrew. He came to our house very many years ago when our Council group had crept up from one to two, and we were in balance of power. Andrew then worked for the Association of Liberal Councillors. Newcastle only had a few Coucnillors at that time, and now they are very succesfully running the Council. I was immensly proud as their Deputy Leader, Cllr Anita Lower spoke of their succeses.
I was reminded of the result of Andrew's visit to Stockton in 1985. We had a plan for a proper, democratic balanced way of running the Council. What happened - Labour and Tories ganged up together. Hmmm !!
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