Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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Promoted by Bob Piper of 115 Barclay Rd, B67 5JZ on behalf of the Labour Party, care of 39 Victoria Street London, SW1H 0HA . Hosted (printed) by Swaithe Internet Solutions who are not responsible for any of the contents of these posts.
Please note however, that The Labour Party is not responsible for the content of this website or individual posts as, unless specifically stated, I am writing solely in a personal and individual capacity.
Ok, the election is done and dusted, and it's time to head off for a holiday. My self and Mrs P. are heading off to Vietnam tomorrow for a couple of weeks. I have been wanting to visit over the last 3 years, inspired by Our Man in Hanoi, whose photograph of KOTO kids in Sapa features below. Blog postings, therefore, will be spasmodic over the next few days, and when we're in the mountains near Sapa.
Steve, Our Man in Hanoi, is competing with three other travel writers for an award of $500 which will assist him with his latest project in Granada. Please visit this site, read his article, add a comment, and if you've got a blog and would like to link to the article it would be great because the comments count as votes towards the $500 prize..
Best wishes Bob, I think we all need a holiday! I'm off to Los Angeles in a few weeks.
pat & john witherspoon said:
May 4, 2007 4:34 PM | permalink
This must be one of the few remaining remaining countries not tainted by western values. We found Cuba three/four years nearly so, and a May Day rally just like old times. Let us know how it goes.
ps
Have spent several months enjoying your site.
Like Sandwell, Redditch stopped the BNP.
Pat, John, brilliant to hear from you. When I read that... "This must be one of the few remaining remaining countries not tainted by western values" I thought you were talking about Walsall for a second.
I went to Cuba on Mayday in 2000 and had a place on the trade union stand as the marches entered the Place de la Revolution... I swear Fidel was waving at me, but I think the other couple of hundred people probably thought that too.
May 4, 2007 12:31 PM | permalink
Best wishes Bob, I think we all need a holiday! I'm off to Los Angeles in a few weeks.