Anyone spotted them?

...I'm referring to Putney Liberal Democrats. It's just that with an election potentially about to be called, Putney is evidently not important enough a constituency to have a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate. Their website hasn't been updated since May.

Now I know that most Liberal Democrat resources in this neck of the woods go into fighting their marginal seat of Richmond Park next door. But Richmond Park has had a Labour candidate (the excellent Eleanor Tunnicliffe) for months because whether or not an area is a stronghold of ours we believe everyone should have the chance to vote Labour.

The Lib Dem leadership evidently doesn't feel the same about our patch. Of course, when an election is called they'll conjour up a last-minute candidate, but is that really good enough? Putney deserve a candidate who actually wants to be our MP rather than someone cajoled into standing just to make up the numbers.

Last time round Putney Lib Dems finished third - almost 10,000 votes behind Labour and the Conservatives. Over two and a half years on from that election and they still haven't chosen a candidate. That plus the result last time is a reflection that they know they can't ever win here. If you are a potential Lib Dem voter in Putney, Southfields or Roehampton, please consider lending me your vote at the next election. It?s a two horse race and if you don?t want a Conservative Government your only choice in Putney is to vote Labour.