When to rest, only if a difficult vote happens

It seems that the Lib Dem MP for Hornsey and Wood Green has shingles and I wish her a speedy recovery.

She has been told to rest, but it seems that the ever hard-working all year round MP will only take some days off, whilst working on others. For example, doing yet ANOTHER radio broadcast, oh ensuring she is seen at an area assembly meeting in Muswell Hill and being at last night's annual council meeting.

However, when it matters for her to be in the House of Commons and vote, she pulls a sickie, yes you've guessed it, Lynne was not in the House for last Friday's vote on the Freedom of Information Act exemptions for MPs.

Now I am not claiming for one moment that Lynne wasn't well, no actually, it makes you wonder. She has been our MP for two years now and sometimes you have to take tough decisions and this is what neither Lynne or Lib Dems can do, for example they are meant to be against foundation schools, yet a Haringey Lib Dem councillor who tries to pretend he is to the left of Labour sits on the fence, and why? They don't want to make the decisions and upset middle-class voters.

It's why for seven years the Lib Dems refused to sit on the Alexandra Palace Board and if truth be told, they are probably secretly delighted at not having won the council last year for the fear of having to make decisions on the Palace and Park and winding up their own supporter(s).

Another example, you'll recall how the Liberal Democrat councillors in Haringey spoke and all voted against an increase in members' allowances last November, of course they have taken the money - all 27 of them, not a single one has declined the increase, which they can do if they want.

Perhaps a few more might fall ill for key votes, at least then they can claim they were not there when the vote was taken....