Keeping your word

School zones, our in touch local MPs are fighting so hard they have had meetings with ministers. What a meeting that must have been, the debacle over the tax con budget shows what a shambles the government is in. I am sure they said it was possible, this has never been denied by any political party.

This is the government that never says no. But the campaign that they organised in Southampton had one fatal flaw. They did not do the maths; did they get Alistair to do it for them.So the great roll out of school zones that they campaigned for sent letters to every school child in the city will start immediately since the beast is in power. Ah well no.

They will implement exactly the same number as the Conservatives were proposing. But when has that ever got in the way for labour.

Labour have a simple flaw they simply don't get it. If you make a promise people expect it. Last year we told residents we would cut council tax by 10% for pensioners, we would discount council tax for those who became police specials. Council tax would be set at the rate of inflation. In Sholing I promised traffic calming in and around Middle road. Like all good Conservatives we proposed the first three in our budget and the work in Middle road in being undertaken.

Yes I would like to have done more and I will still wish to go further in Middle road. What labour don't get is just this people expect you to deliver. To say that you will do this and that and re announce money two three four times as if it is new money people expect it, the lack of delivery is the problem. You can tell people as often as you like inflation is at 2.5% but with food, petrol and the cost of living far out stripping this rate people don’t believe you.