Councillor John Warmisham’s blog was the last place I expected to see confirmation that Labour have completely failed the people of Salford and, further, that voters are now turning away from them in droves. This screen-grab of his blog today, contains comments from the Councillor on Twitter, in which he confirms that members of CAMRA (campaign for real ale) will not be voting for Labour due to yet another increase in tax on beer. They are also unhappy that pubs are closing – the same pubs that provide for communities to get together, socialise and in a lot of pubs, eat a healthy meal.

Councillor Warmisham (some of you will remember that this is the same Labour Councillor that thinks it’s a great idea to plonk a Youth Offender Service slap bang in the middle of a residential cul-de-sac) then twitter’s about Holts Brewery’s campaign entitled “Not tonight Darling – enough is enough.”

Holts Brewery (based in Cheetham Hill) have decided not to pass on the beer tax increase and will be paying it on behalf of their customers. They rightly point out that pubs play a vital role in the local community and nationally 6 pubs are closing every day and more than 2000 have gone in the last year.

With beer set to increase in the next 4 budgets, above the rate of inflation, I sincerley hope that Holts can afford to carry on with their campaign – however I fear there are limits to what they can financially do as a company.

Additionally, the Langworthy-ward Labour councillor twitters about the very street he lives on.

“Northumberland Street has to be the worst Rd in Salford,a school,2 synagogues,double parking,big pot holes & build outs,reported but ignored” he posted this morning.

Perhaps the councillor needs to leave his house once in a while and visit the ward he is supposed to represent! I have driven down Northumberland Street (in Higher Broughton) and agree that the road is very bad, but then it’s no different from countless other roads across the whole of Salford.

It took me a year to get my own road fixed, but I could not have done it without the help and support of my own Liberal Democrat Councillor – who genuinly cared about seeing it through until the job was done.

Perhaps Councillor Warmisham should contact his own ward councillors to complain, that would be Councillors King, McIntyre and John Merry (all Labour) and the latter, leader of Salford Council!