The urgent question was asked yesterday on the Stuffed Duck spin-site if all was well with the coalition – and today we finally understand the reason behind this cryptic reference.
The reports in County Hall are that Landore councillor Rob Speht has walked out of the Lib Dem fold on Swansea Council - and although no reasons have been given for this high profile resignation the speculation is already rife.
It is known that having worked the Swansea East constituency for some years, he took it very badly when the Lib Dem assembly candidature was hijacked by a Peter Black acolyte. This slap in the face, compounded by the loss of his committee chairmanship - which he loudly declared to be down to the inability of Chris Holley to do a rescue deal - seems to have been enough for him to finally move out.
There is no word if Speht, an expert in the alternative energy business, has defected to another party or if he will declare himself non-aligned.
Update: According to a petulant Swansea Insider, the above is entirely moo-pooh (not the bit about Speht leaving, apparently, but the likely reasons).
...and bye bye Brian
3 weeks ago
