It's Raining Leaflets

I’ve now delivered (with the help of a team of helpers) my first leaflet and the Conservative manifesto across the Division to about 2,500 homes. Even to those with no letterboxes (I remember last time wondering why so many homes in this area have no place to leave the post, forgetting that it is probably to avoid receiving things like my leaflets).

The delivery gave me a chance to talk to people. Not enough to be statistically significant but enough to get a sense of what concerns they have. There’s a frustration with politics and politicians, a distrust of Europe, the Euro and ineffective action at Westminster and a perceived lack of fairness in dealing with the economic situation. After discussion people accepted that there was little a County Councillor could do to solve the Cypriot banking crisis. There was also some acceptance that the current Government had a difficult job to do and it’s not obvious that anyone else – even UKIP – would do things better.

These issues of course are not ones that are relevant for the County although they may drive how people vote – or even whether they vote at all. I hope that over the next few weeks I can persuade people to look at the local position and to consider the approach they want their local councillor to take - and in particular that I would bring my financial experience to cut through the council bureaucracy to make sure that OUR money is spent where it’s needed.