Labour Hold Depressed Northern Former Textile-Manufacturing Seat

Two thousand Manchester  workers at all grades and in all departments from street cleaners and social workers to administrators, managers and accountants were sacrificed to encourage the Oldham and Saddleworth voters to return a Labour candidate who didn't tell lies about the Liberal Democrat candidate.

The bog standard vote turned in by  Ms Abrahams, who told us that messages have been sent (from Oldham?)  and that journeys have been begun (well who wouldn't leave there, given the chance?) hardly seems to merit the blood-letting at Manchester Town Hall.

The Party discipline displayed by Conservatives in support of the Conservative/Liberal coalition was impressive though.