It’s time to “formally” close this campaign blog. It was always about the campaign. I will return to blogging soon but somewhere new. Losing last week was a painful experience. But that’s the joy of the democratic process and I have no complaints. No-one forced me to sign up for this and I always knew …
May
05
Now its in the hands of the voters….
And so it’s the big day. I began this journey when I started canvassing for Sheila Gilmore MP in June 2009 and since then I have talked personally with literally 1000;s of voters. That in itself has been a great gift and I know that I better understand many things about the city and its …
May
03
The doorstep is where this election will be won and lost
9 hours on the doors yesterday and I am footsore and sun-burnt; but very happy. I had many conversations with a huge number of people, (most referred to topic; the economy, second most referred to topic, (or so it felt like!) dog fouling! Most obscure topic; a wedding I did 15 years ago, topic which …
May
02
An extraordinary moment
The extraordinary breaking news of the death of Osama Bin Laden eclipses anything else I might have wanted to talk about. The death of that one individual in a two story house in Abbotabad Pakistan, 30 miles from Islamabad will have political and probably military ramifications for many years to some. I understand why folk …
May
01
The planet needs us to live more lightly
I had a long conversation about the environment with a young couple yesterday right at the end of a very successful day on the doors. For them the environment is the issue that politicians need to grapple with but they questioned the commitment of the 4 main parties to the issue. I told them that …
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