Councillor Beckford's Diary - Cheshire East Council blog - Macclesfield politics

Friday, 5 June 2009

Exclusive: Purnell Resignation, the real reason

The big news last night was the resignation of James Purnell, perfectly timed to put more pressure on Gordon Brown.

I can exclusively reveal that the reason was that James has been living a double life as a Councillor in Cheshire under the pseudonym "Matthew Davies" and has resigned in order to devote more time to life in Bollington.

I'm amazed no-one has noticed it before, really:

(Apologies for the frivolity, but it is Friday after all)

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Welcome to my blog.

I was elected as Councillor for Macclesfield West in May 2008. I live in the centre of the ward with my Wife and Westie, and when I'm not a Councillor I'm a Scout Leader and I run a small consultancy business.

I'm equally at home cycling around the town as I am walking the dog up Shutlingsloe – Macclesfield is one of the few places that can provide this town and country balance.

This blog is intended to give the residents of Macclesfield West an insight into the work that I am doing on their behalf. This could be better services and facilities for children and young people, or perhaps trying to achieve a better plan for the Macclesfield Town Centre redevelopment. At all times I'm keen on reducing costs and keeping council tax as low as possible.

The blog is intended to be little lighthearted at times, perhaps irreverent but never irrelevant. You're encouraged to comment on each post and have your say - it's a great way to debate the issues of the day.