Taken from Gareth Davies Blog

Readers will know that Blyth Valley CLP decided that there were no grounds for complaint about anything I've written on this blog or to the local press, and rejected a complaint brought by the leader of Northumberland County Council.But the constant stories about letters being written to the regional Labour Party about me, and the constant tension involved in deciding how to write about the things that matter to me without causing unnecessary conflict in the local party meant that blogging became a chore that, as soon as I was busy, it was too easy to avoid.However, I've thought it through, and after noticing the way in which colleagues have commented on the lack of posts as if they've missed this blog, I've decided to stop mithering and get on with