It certainly comes as no surprise to The Fleet Street Letter that Labour are placed third in the local elections. Less than 25% of the vote for Labour, with Cameron’s mob pushing up in the 40’s and the Lib Dem’s pipping them at the post for second place.

So Labour got smashed in the local elections. No big surprise, really. It’s tempting to quote Bill Clinton’s famous maxim on what decides an election. In fact, it’s so tempting that I will.