The election results of last night left Moseley/Sparkhill with two new democratic representatives. Both Jagdip Rai and Bryan Nott stormed to victory, leaving their opposition sobbing with defeat.
Though according to our sources this is only the start of the battle. As everyone in Moseley knows the border dispute between Sparkhill and Moseley has been escalating for a number of years. Many residents on the edge of Sparkhill believe they should be annexed into a Greater Moseley. To this end a number of solutions have been proposed. An approach to the Electoral Boundaries Commission largely fell on death ears due to the fact they weren’t really that interested.
The much more interesting solution, suggested by The Moseley Forum, is a battle of strength and cunning between the two new councillors. The event, to coincide with the Farmers Market in August will involve both councillors wrestling an angry bull on the village green. Whoever succeeds in this trial of strength will obviously be of sufficient character to unite the two halves of Moseley.
Once Moseley has been elevated back to it’s rightful place there is a plan to expand the borders to include the fertile plains of Kings Heath and the industrial heartlands of Highgate. Councillor Nott told us last night “I won’t be happy until PC World is in Moseley where it belongs”.
Some animal rights protestors have voiced misgivings about the wisdom of fighting a bull but they have been condemned as killjoys. One resident who spoke to us said, “If a bull has to die to make Moseley great again then so be it”.
Eye on Moseley has to admit that this sounds like everyone has once again got caught up in election hysteria.