“The Lib-Dems made this election about Lynne Featherstone and the local council – and given the picture nationally this is a dreadful result for them.”

Er, what planet does Ms Kober live on? In what way is almost beating Labour “a dreadful result” compared with a national picture of the Lib Dems…almost beating Labour?

It’s forty-odd years since I had the relevant English lesson at school. But I seem to remember that if you open inverted commas and then start a new paragraph, you end the first paragraph with no inverted comma (just a full stop) and then start the next paragraph with an inverted comma to denote the continuation of the quotation.

What is confusing in this instance is that, really and truly, for clarity, the newspaper should have started a new paragraph at the end of the Green agent’s quote and before mentioning the Conservative candidate.

“Green Party election agent Mike Shaughnessy said: “The results aren’t all in yet but we think Haringey will be the third best vote for Greens in Greater London.

“We are very happy with it and hope to ride the momentum into the local elections next year.” Richard Merrin, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green, said he was “pleased” with his party’s result but admitted: “We have got a lot of work to do.”

He added: “This was a very disappointing night for the Lib-Dems….”

Particularly when all the Executive members lost their seats.

But Julian Brazil being done for ‘bullying’ just as Anthony Steen is on the ropes has to take the cake.

Lib Dem PPC for Central Devon Sally Morgan losing her seat was also pretty cool – and seals her fate?

Not so much to snigger about down ‘ere, mark m’dear!