I know it has to be delivered before the election – it’s not much use afterwards – and there’s enough people willing to help for this to be easy. But I’d like to do as much as possible myself because it’s a good catalyst to meet as many voters as possible.
So this week, I’ve knocked on the door of over 10% of the houses (with voters) in the Division.
As always it’s a good experience. Being a natural introvert, it’s not something I look forward to but I’m always pleasantly surprised how polite at worst and welcoming at best people are – in fact many seem pleased to meet a candidate.
Mind you, I have been surprised how many doorbells don’t
seem to work. It couldn’t be – could it? – that people just don’t want to open
the door to a politician?
Although there were a few negative comments (“I’m not voting
this time – you’re all the same”; “I’m not voting Conservative again” or even,
after spending quite a long time talking to someone, “Of course, we usually
vote Labour”) the vast majority of things people said chimed with the issues
in my leaflet, in the Conservative manifesto, in the topics I’ve written about
on this blog. In Belford in particular, a concern about wind farms and speeding
on North Bank, and in general, the A1, planning issues, the state of roads and
the local economy. That doesn’t mean they’ll vote or even vote for me but at
least it suggests I’m on the right lines.
More of the same next week…
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