Political Step-a-size

Yesterday I did the most exhausting session of leafletting I ever have in my life. Not only was it bucketting with rain but every door on almost every street had six or eight steps leading upto it making the whole thing more like a hardcore session of step aerobics than a quick hour and a half popping things through doors.

Thankfully the by-election will soon be over and I wont have to think about it anymore. Candidate details. But in the meantime - do *not* talk to me about chaffing!

Oddly the LibDems (who currently hold the seat) have choosen to mention the Greens in every leaflet telling the populace a Green vote is a wasted vote. At least that dispels my worry that people would not realise we're standing, thanks LDs.

It is rather hypocritical of them though, seeing as they are using arguments against us that they try to refute in other wards of Cambridge. Although, for me, I simply find it hilarious that they are trying to create a bogey man of "letting the Tory in" when, if that were to happen, they'd be the only Tory on the council - it's not exactly got me shaking in my boots that one, but people may fall for it.

Come Thursday night I'll be able to crack on with all the other things I said I'd do and am only part way through doing. Well, after Saturday which has both the Iraq Occupation Focus conference, which I'm very keen on going to the first half of, and the Bolivia Solidarity national meeting which should be very worthwhile as the campaign is really beginning to gear up. Roll on a much freer diary.