...just to add to the accolades being heaped on his head, my old dear who was a regular customer at his dress shop in Whalley Road still speaks of him in glowing terms (and if she could read what some of you lot write about him, you'd be in for a severe handbagging, believe me).
I also recall someone I used to know who lived up Ossy, a dyed-in-the-wool Labour voter, who was very fulsome in their praise for him.
As for his conduct on the council, it's hard for me to judge because, as Jaysay will be the first to tell you, I live in Cheshire now. However, as I'm continually saying, perhaps if more local Tories had the bottle to join Accyweb, they'd be able to leap to his defence!