Labor “surprised” at Mayoral by-election?
Opinion by Greg Ray Some sections of the Labor Party in Newcastle claim to be surprised at the party's crushing defeat in the recent Lord Mayoral by-election. I can accept that they may be disappointed, but surprised? If that's true then their disconnection from reality is more profound than I had imagined. And, frankly, given the way NSW Labor is behaving with regard to a range of issues in Newcastle and the surrounding Hunter Region, I suggest the party may be setting itself up at the State level for some more disappointment and faux surprise. The…