The only story that anyone’s talking about  in Southwark this week is that the attendance records of all Southwark Councillors has been released.

Three councillors had a perfect attendance record at all meetings they were due to attend, of which I was one  – having attended 31 out of 31 meetings. My Lib Dem colleague Paul Noblet  (19 out of 19) together with Conservative Robin Crookshank Hilton (21 out of 21) also  scored top marks. But I attended more meetings than them in total, so I am claiming the best record on goal difference.

And since I’ve decided that, in this regard at least, modesty is not  the best policy, I am also pleased to report that Liberal Democrats top the party poll too.  

Overall turnout by Liberal Democrats for the period until the end of March stood at 83%. The figure for Labour Party councillors was 75.9% and for Conservative 78.7%. The bottom three slots were filled by Labour councillors. Two Labour councillors failed even to attend half of the meetings at which they were scheduled to be present.