Well done to our candidate Simon Bellord who polled 17% of the vote in Thursday's by-election in Brockhurst, Gosport. Although it was always a Lib Dem safe seat, Simon did well to poll more than twice the Labour vote, and was just a 25-vote swing behind the Tories.

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The news that British Steel is on the brink of collapse - putting 25,000 jobs at risk - is the sad consequence of the government's failure to protect and invest in British industry, and lays bare the failed mantras of global, free-trading, service sector Britain.

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On Thursday the Conservatives lost over 1,300 councillors and control of 44 councils. And yet Labour, the main opposition party, also lost seats and control of several councils. This is extremely unusual, and shows just how angry the public are with the establishment p...