From the Daily Telegraph:

“Beneath the veneer of an apparently democratic local election campaign the battle to control areas of Birmingham involved allegations of death threats, intimidation and bribery. In scenes more reminiscent of a gangster movie, party members used nefarious tactics to ensure a clean sweep of the six available seats in Aston and Bordesley Green, delivering a large and surprising swing towards Labour.”

Interestingly, Blair and his party have been in the forefront of efforts of make postal voting even easier.

I wonder why that might be.