Far be it for me to tell you how to run a campaign, I've never run one, but my sympathy for the cause diminished when I saw the photo - who is that aimed at, the councillors, the MP or the Little Old Ladies in Stanier Street?

All it said to me was, "maybe this IS a nuisance pub after all" although I appreciate that the message it sends to core supporters might be different, ie "come here and have a jolly good time"

Sometimes you have to bend with the wind to avoid getting broken