Readers of the blog in Waldingfield Ward, which is part of the Sudbury East County Division, will be pleased to know that there is a candidate on offer to suit most mainstream political tastes! The Conservatives, Labour, the Lib Dems and UKIP are all represented.
It will be no surprise to you that I will be campaigning for Colin Spence, the Conservative candidate, and County Councillor for the past four years.
We aim to fight a straightforward, honest campaign, emphasising what has been achieved by Colin personally, and by the Conservative administration at the County Council over the past four years and resisting any temptation to exaggerate the truth or to make personal attacks on the opposition.
I’m pretty depressed about the MP’s expenses scandal. From a personal perspective it is going to make campaigning a less pleasant experience than it might have been. Rightly, people are pretty disgusted with politicians, and this will affect how people react on the doorstep.
Local politicians don't have anything like the opportunities to play the system! For example, as a Babergh Councillor I have to declare any hospitality received that costs over £25, can claim for petrol but very little else. I can only get money back for printing ink cartridges, for example, if my printer is of an approved (and economical) make. This makes my husband Nick quite irritated because there is quite a lot of printing out of agendas etc. to do!
So please don’t associate the people turning up on your doorsteps over the next three weeks or so with the fat cats in Westminster.
I couldn't resist the picture from the libertarian Anna Raccoon website.
I hope it cheers up your Sunday.
