In a week where we discovered that Hammersmith Labour MP 'Abesnt Andy' Slaughter prioritised staying on holiday rather than returning for the Parliamentary recall, a H&F Labour Councillor is also busy Tweeting about staying away from Hammersmith & Fulham.
Indeed, this blog has previously reported Labour Askew Councillor Lisa Homan's selection to run for the Greater London Assembley in the London South West seat (Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames) in next year's London elections - and it seems that's where she is priotitising her time. Street stalls in Twickenham and BBQs in Kingston are where she clearly wants to be instead of her Askew ward.
She really should be careful - as her electoral history does not make for happy reading. Indeed losing elections is something she seems to excel at - and she has certainly tried a few times for almost every elected office going:
- She tried for Parliament in Sutton & Cheam in 2001 - and LOST.
- She tried for the European Parliament in the South East Region in 2009 - and LOST.
- She even LOST her former Council seat in 2002 - and had to resort to being given the traditionally safe Labour ward of Askew (along with other multiple electoral reject Rory Vaughan) to get her back on the council in 2006.
Furthermore, standing for GLA in South West London is unlikely to result in a turn around of fortune for Labour's Loser Lisa as Labour came in a poor third in 2008, on just 16% of the vote.
Perhaps Labour politicians in Hammersmith & Fulham should start focusing on the areas they are actually elected to represent, rather than either staying away on hols in a time of need or endlessly trying to run away to other parts of Britain.
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