Leicester Mercury Political correspondent
Posts tagged Sarah Russell
Sarah’s got a blog
Jul 26th
City cabinet member Sarah Russell has started a blog.
In her first post she says that trying to fit blogging into her hectic day might prove tough, as a mother of two who juggles work and politics. I struggle to update this blog every day and all I do after work is eat Cherry Garcia ice-cream in bed while watching 30 Rock.
As a journalist I can say that of all the cabinet members I speak to on a regular basis, she’s got the best grasp of her portfolio, so her promise to explain issues to readers will be useful.
But as she’s a cabinet member she’s got to stick to the party line, so don’t expect too many juicy snippets from the inside.
If only she could encourage her rambunctious partner Andy to start blogging on local politics.
Now that would be a must-read…
Power shift
Mar 19th
The significance of a Labour councillor sticking the boot into a senior member of his own party was lost on some of our website commenters.
But John Blackmore’s Twitter digs at cabinet member Andy Connelly over the closure of some council-run bars and creches were about more than just an online spat.
What they show is how power may be shifting under Veejay Patel’s party leadership.
Connelly, who along with Rory Palmer, Sarah Russell and Patrick Kitterick, is seen as part of Team Willmott in the cabinet, could be shuffled out of his top job come Tuesday.
Had his position been completely secure, it’s doubtful that a fellow Labour councillor would thumb his nose at one of the ten most powerful councillors in the city. At least not in public...
11am UPDATE: John hasn’t Tweeted a thing for more than 24 hours. Hope he hasn’t been silenced by party big cheeses.
2.30PM UPDATE: He’s Tweeting again.
