by RAY FLEMING
THE Conservatives gave Tony Blair a bloody nose but not a knock out blow was the perceptive comment of Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor, on the result of the local elections in England. David Cameron probably agreed with that assessment; he set the right tone in interviews by avoiding euphoria, even over the excellent outcome in London, and acknowledging that much remained to be done, especially in the big cities of the North of England where Conservative councillors remain almost invisible. It is always difficult to extrapolate local election results into general election forecasts.
For one thing, outside London, Thursday's voting took place in only about one-third of the councils in the country and also, as always, turnout was much lower than in general elections.
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11/05/2013 00:00
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