It has been an interesting few hours in Wisbech politics . In fighting terms, there have been plenty of bruises, some blood on the canvas, a few low blows, one or two spectacular knock-outs and, to extend the metaphor, a couple of bouts where the opponents hid in the dressing room. One victor in particular is entitled to raise both gloves in triumph . David Patrick is a thoroughly decent man who has been subject to some very underhand treatment in his time in local politics. He was hauled through a disciplinary tribunal which was gleefully engineered by opponents who used an autistic man as a proxy weapon in a battle over some unfortunate remarks on social media. In this campaign for District council he was subject to a bitterly personal attack published on behalf of – and those three words are important – his opponent Garry Tibbs. It has to be said that only 409 souls in the Kirkgate ward bothered to turn out and vote, but the majority of them voted for David. I do