What a fantastic quote from Michael Howard, saying that his position in the opinion polls is just like a football team being two-nil down at half time – they can still come back in the second half and win the game. OK. So it does happen, but at the moment it is like Canvey Island […]
Entries from April 25th, 2005
BNP Manifesto
April 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on BNP Manifesto · Politics
According to the newspapers, the BNP manifesto was launched secretly to an almost empty room. One of the more interesting policies of theirs is ex-servicemen will be made to keep a loaded assault rifle at home. I know, and work with quite a few ex-servicemen and there are a couple of them I would not […]
Sunday canvassing
April 24th, 2005 · Comments Off on Sunday canvassing · Politics
I knocked at a door today while canvassing, and a lady answered. She said that she did not vote because she is a Jehova’s Witness and does not believe that any party devised by man can be any good. I just said “Ah. So now I have knocked on your door. That makes a change.” […]
Tags: Canvassing·Racism·Religion
Local Tories
April 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Local Tories · Politics
I forgot to mention that I had the Tories knocking on my door this afternoon. Obviously the ‘vote Labour’ poster in the bedroom window is not large or prominent enough. I shall have to dig out the large placard from whichever cupboard it is in. The bloke who actually rang the bell was Richard Quirk, […]
Tags: Canvassing·Elections·Sky·Tories
Dr Who
April 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Dr Who · Life
I was watching Dr Who earlier on. Everyone says that its the actor who was playing the Doctor when you were growing up who is always going to be your favourite, and that certainly works for me. I prefer Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker and the ones who came afterwards just seemed increasingly silly to […]
I spy strangers
April 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off on I spy strangers · Life
In the last couple of weeks I have had a couple of comments on this blog, and an e-mail about it. I didn’t think anyone had read it at all, but now I know there are at least 3 people, and one of them is a vicar. Should I be minding my language now?? It […]
Tags: Blogging
Updates
April 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off on Updates · Music
A couple of follow-ups to old entries: I have now put photographs of Tony Blair’s visit on the BYCC website along with a bit of commentary. The BBC have been back to the centre this week. The World at One team were interviewing people here about the visit for a programme to be broadcast next […]
Tory Literature
April 22nd, 2005 · Comments Off on Tory Literature · Politics
Yesterday I spent most of the evening out, but when I came home I found we had some visitors: our candidate for the County elections in Broadfield (Jim McGough) and Jayne’s running mate for the Pound Hill/Maidenbower seat (Eugene Sully). We had a bit of a chat about this and that, and Jim left behind […]
Introspection
April 22nd, 2005 · Comments Off on Introspection · Life
Today I read through every old post on this blog. The reason is that I had cause to look at an old entry and noticed a mistake in it. Then I noticed a mistake on the one above it. At that point the anal retentive side of my personality took over and I went through […]
Stress?
April 20th, 2005 · Comments Off on Stress? · Work
My back hurts! I have been out delivering Labour newspapers again, in one of the hilliest parts of town. It seems like each house has a 10-metre path with steps either up or down, and it is a notorious route. Normally the kids offer to deliver leaflets (for a small bribe) but I wanted to […]
Tags: Canvassing·Railways
