Quote ="Bigpev"Redgunner it is a democracy so you are free to vote as you wish, all I have done is pointed out the stuff the press don't want to print even the Advertiser, the good news stories. I have hundreds, I too know people who gave up their keys and just moved out, but because of the second house they bought in Langworthy across from the one they left, made them over £100,000 when they sold it a couple of years back they now have cleared what they owed on the first one and now live elsewhere.'"
Come on Pev you know many people were totally unhappy with the 'regeneration' that went on. For everyone you know who made a profit on it there were equally as many who were shoved out of their homes and offered paltry sums in return. The area should have been regenerated and the new properties made available to the same people who lived in them before at affordable prices, no matter what the previous Tory government had done in regards housing legislation. It seems Labour were happy to invest in regeneration aslong as they could 'regenerate' the people who lived there as well!
Upto this week I was going to vote for Blears on the belief I would rather see a Labour government no matter how right wing rather than a Tory one. However, looking through the profiles of those candidates has changed my mind and I'm going to vote for David Henry. He's a socialist and seems like he cares about the local area. Hazel Blears no doubt has done some good and actually cares for Salford however she has tarnished herself not just with the expenses scandal but with her record in office. The loyalist of loyal Blairites she did whatever she could to climb the ministerial ladder and then when she realised she was going to get the boot from cabinet she quit in an attempt to bring down Gordon Brown and cause maximum damage just before the European and Local Elections. She then apologised after the event when it was clear she had failed to topple Brown. She doesn't deserve to be sent back to Parliament by the people of Salford and I would feel very dirty voting for her anyway!
Not sure why there is two socialist independents as surely they will just split each others vote.
