Why Putting Hartlepool First are no different. More greedy politicians. More snouts in the trough. Zero integrity.
ByHARRY BLACKWOOD
I was born in Hartlepool fifty
eight years ago and have never lived
more than five miles away from the
magnificent Christ Church which
stands proudly in the centre of my home town.
I mention this, not only because
I'm a proud Hartlepool bloke, but also to counter a stupid comment from a woman
the other day on The Hartlepool Mail website who suggested I should keep my
nose out of Hartlepool political affairs because I don't live in the town.
The intensely misguided Stella
Leighton (if that's her real name) is technically correct but when I was editor
of the Hartlepool Mail I could run from the front door of my current home to my
office (within spitting distance of the aforementioned Christ Church in under
half an hour. It's five miles. Reckon ten minutes on the bike would sort it
now.
My affiliation with Hartlepool (I
worked and lived
in the town for more than forty years plus
my connection and editorship of the local newspaper, combined with a lifetime's
interest in politics puts me in a unique position to pass comment on all
aspects of Hartlepool life.
As the local council elections are
just days away I'm going to stick with politics.
