Monday, 3 May 2010

The campaign in Glasgow North

Finally, after much deliberation I’ve decided how I’m going to vote. In my constituency the most likely candidate to beat Labour is the Liberal Democrat candidate. Having decided that, I thought I would do my bit for democracy and help her deliver leaflets this weekend. Whilst my friends have been away hill walking I have been scaling the tenements of the West End of Glasgow.
It is a well organised campaign; we were all give bundles of letters to deliver, complete with a map of our specific area. The only blunderer was me; I posted my map with a letter through someone’s letter box.

If they are to win, the LibDems need as many people as possible to make the effort and vote for them. Labour is quite entrenched; some people vote for them out of force of habit. When I was a candidate in West Dunbartonshire a few years ago, a man told me “Son, you’re wasting your time, my grandpa voted Labour, my dad voted Labour and I vote Labour”

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