A day dominated by Debbie’s toe injury as she need a lift to the bus stop but could still do horse riding later!
A day dominated by Debbie’s toe injury as she need a lift to the bus stop but could still do horse riding later!

A day dominated by Debbie’s toe injury as she need a lift to the bus stop but could still do horse riding later! I was preoccupied with Focus editorial issues and the forthcoming parliamentary campaigns, whilst also faxing copy to local papers and radio stations about the Prime Minister's first performance in the House of Commons.

I had to send regrets for not going  to London today to join a colleague from Warwickshire at the Appeal Court where I had been financially-supporting a legal defence of the rights of School Governors not to be dismissed for political reasons and this was the end of the road.

I have slipped into a routine of late nights and slower starts to the day and Della came up to my bed and started the day with me this morning. I still joined the girls for breakfast but the peace was disturbed by Deborah who drew herself forward to the table on her chair and succeeded in getting the weight of herself and the chair leg on her toe. Much wailing and weeping and an injury such that Diana had to give her a lift to the bus stop! Into my office where I had to start the process of clearing up and putting everything away after a hectic couple of days.

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This took most of the morning and then I made and returned a host of telephone calls about the forthcoming parliamentary campaigns and also about the FOCUS which we are in the midst of producing. It is always frustrating to have to chase up people for their contributions and it took the whole day to get the entire information and comments from my colleagues. Percy came round this afternoon and added to his copy and also typed in and then sent by fax a political letter to the local papers and radio stations about the Prime Minister's first performance in the House of Commons.

I had planned to go to London today to join a colleague from Warwickshire at the Appeal Court, but I telephoned to send my apologies. I had been financially-supporting a legal defence of the rights of School Governors not to be dismissed for political reasons and this was the end of the road. I heard later that we had lost the battle with costs awarded against us of some £30,000 which was a shame and loss to the funds of our Liberal Democrat party supporters. This evening, Debbie's toe had recovered sufficiently for her to be able to go horse-riding, although she was limping around and mopping up any sympathy that there was to be had!