Giving a LHS talk on Little Paxton at Buckden Towers
Giving a LHS talk on Little Paxton at Buckden Towers

After a slow start, the morning with political colleagues writing copy for their elections, the afternoon completing chores and posting letters in St Neots and then the evening at Buckden Towers giving a LHS talk on Little Paxton. It is going to take a very long time to restore normality in Kuwait and my party is looking good in the Ribble Valley by-election

Today was a bit like the "morning-after-the-night-before". I was still very tired and, even though I went to bed early last night, I did not sleep very well. Michael and Sally came round this morning and typed in some of their copy for the forthcoming election, whilst I carried on working on my financial affairs. These had been taking a back seat during my production of the FOCUS. I sorted out which document to send to whom after my recent share transactions and just about completed all of my tax planning ahead of the end of the financial year. I worked all afternoon on this and then went out to St Neots to post my letters, deliver others by hand, and get some more stamps and money whilst I was there. I collected Della from the house of a friend on the way back home to save Di the trouble and then had tea.

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The evening was spent on my Little Paxton History talk to the Buckden Local History Society. The venue was Buckden Towers and the audience swelled to 30, evidently, from the normal 20 that usually came. The talk, which I tried to make relevant to Buckden as well as Paxton, was well-received and I actually sold three signed books whilst I was there. Home a little late and, by the time I had unloaded the car and un-wound, it ended up being another very late night. The news is of the Kuwaiti aftermath where it is going to take a very long time to restore normality. Also of the eve of the Ribble Valley by-election where my party are in a strong second place and catching up the Tories in this normally very safe seat.