If you’d spent the day reading through the Future Shape cabinet briefing you’d miss the levity in Life of Brian, Morecombe & Wise and Blazing saddles put together.

I’ve no idea whether you’ve read it or what you think of it, but I think it could spell curtains for local democracy if Cameron picks up on the principles. It takes all the representation out of the process.

Much as I love indulging in tiffs with other like minded lefties, this is where the real action is.

As to accusing you of being a Tory. Again a gross distortion. I suggested that your view of how a councillor should conduct their business – no voter case handling – would fit rather well in with some of the practices of our local Tories. I also commented on the fact that the only local blog you linked to was the Tory Leader Mike Freer’s. Not only is this rarely updated, but Freer never posts comments that criticise him.

As to the Man United question. Being a City fan, I can understand that this may be a bit insulting, but I genuinely thought that you’d realise it was an attempt to lighten the tone with a bit of humour.

If you say you’re a Labourite, Irish loving, United hater, then that’s fine by me. I just think that your blog readers deserve to be treated to some degree of context for your rather distorted take on what I’ve said.

Now I have “total contempt for everything [you've] written”?

And I know we’ve traded a few insults lately, but ’support Manchester United’ is about as low as it goes. So far, you’ve surmised that I’m probably a Tory who hates the Irish – I’d give up on this tactic of yours – supposing some personal flaw in the hope it reflects badly on the arguments.

I suppose you have total contempt for everything I’ve written regarding future shape of Barnet Council & The Sheltered warden cuts then, because I don’t refer to some obscure political journal published on an obscure website.

It take the view that the purpose of my blog is to give issues which I consider to be important a wider audience. Whether you like my blog or not, I can assure you that the stats are pretty high. I can also tell you that the the Councillors of various shades take it rather seriously (more so than I ever expected). I completely understand why you don’t like it, as it’s a bit too low brow for you, but people regularly go out of their way to get in touch to either tip me off about stuff, tell me it’s great or thank me for bringing issues to the table. You claim it’s not for the universal good. I don’t claim to be Jesus Christ, but I think it’s a pretty positive force for good. I campaign against the BNP, dodgy Tory policies in Barnet, Boris Johnson & his cronies & other politicians who take the piss. I’m surprised you object to that.

Am I right in concluding you support Manchester United? explains much if you are

I can’t imagine why anyone else would be. I’m sure that some people blog for therapeutic purposes – better out than in – but I’d hope to avoid having to look at it much if I could help it.

“Opinions are like arseholes, Rog. Everyone’s gone one, and no-one really wants to hear them.”

Most bloggers like to hear other point’s of view. I think that if that’s your attitude to other people, you’ve got the wrong hobby.

Here’s a helpful link:
http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/category/representation/

You plainly don’t understand what my position is on practically anything. No wonder people don’t respond to your comments. Opinions are like arseholes, Rog. Everyone’s gone one, and no-one really wants to hear them.