Well, the election is done and dusted, my feet and legs are recovering, and we won the London Mayor and kept our GLA rep in spite of the stupidity of some of those who, in the public eye, represent the Labour Party, and don't know when to shut up.

The media in the UK is so screwed and biased that all it takes is Labour representatives to say one word out of place they pounce upon it, sidelining the real issues that are impacting on people's lives day by day - Vilification of people with disabilities and long-term conditions, housing (particularly private rented, and attacks on social rented sector), NHS (pushing Junior Doctors to take industrial action), reductions on front-line local services, etc etc. Virtually all the things that matter ignored in the run-up.

Labour has a lot to do. We have a government that sneers at scrutiny, and hostile press. Our membership of EU is under threat - a threat that is led by those who do not want to be fettered by a consensus obligation towards social responsibility.

Anyway, I need a break from campaigning for a week or two.


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