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There was a message on Twitter yesterday from @twitter.com/Jim_Watford, :

“@torybear I wouldn’t take any notice of that homophobe BevaniteEllie she’s just another nasty Labour drone http://bit.ly/aORSl7“.

Paul Waugh writes that Geoff Hoon has announced that he will not be contesting the next Election. He has bailed out one day before a special meeting called following his failed plot with Patricia Hewitt against the leadership of Gordon Brown.

I am not neutral on this particular contest. Good riddance !

It is still probable that Labour will retain this seat, and the removal of Geoff Hoon with his holding back of supplies, multiple properties, large house in horse-country 20 miles from the ex-mining Constituency, and non-supply of essential equipment to British troops, may help them.

The majority is around 10,000, but it has also gone down at the rate of 10 percentage points at each of the last two General Elections.

This is the first in an occasional series of bloggers who are vigorously scrutinising their local Councils.

NCCLOLs aims its magnifying glass at Nottingham City Council, and is notable for pursuing stories over the longer term. They also have the even more vigorous precedent of Robin Hood’s ’scrutiny’ of the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Nowhere Boy was bound to attract interest because of its subject; and hardened fans of John Lennon no doubt love it. It’s important to ask about a film like this, though, how interesting it would be were its central character not a famous personality. The film looks good, and so does Liverpool in it, but it’s not a great work by an artist-director, an important historical piece or a major insight into Lennon the musician. In truth, it’s a slight period family drama, well put together.