More canvassing today and evidence that the Tories were out again but without leaflets and organisation, they continue to struggle against our excellent campaign. The end of the Kuwaiti aircraft hijack drama, as the passengers are released, but the hijackers go free. Labour MP Ron Brown is being voted out of the Labour Party for throwing the House of Commons Mace to the ground in the Chamber
Slept quite well after a warm start to the night and awoke to a much fresher and less humid day, but bright and warm with the spring sunshine. Showered, shaved and dressed for breakfast and then caught up on my journal. I did my morning round, by Range Rover, through the main streets of Little Paxton and all was well. To my office, where I went through the canvass cards and ringed the voters unaccounted for to give some priority to the work in this latter part of the campaign. Then Paul Salvadori arrived to look at the pool and Marion Woodbridge in his wake and so I sent her off canvassing on her own whilst I got ready. This morning we canvassed some of Little Paxton that remained undone, then went off to Diddington for a run through the village, before finishing off at Southoe. Let Marion go and came home to lunch. Rested this afternoon, quite tired, but later regained enough energy to cut the games lawn, which I now cut and roll twice a week. Now there are noticeable depressions where the drainage pipes have been laid and only several seasons of top dressing will counteract that. Tea and then out canvassing again this evening, with me concentrating on Lakefield Avenue and Michael Pope doing the roads in the south west of the village. Saw more evidence of Tory canvassing again, but the good news is that it seems to have little effect, being without leaflets and sandwiched by my own leaflets and canvassing and organised publicity.
Today my letter on Southoe & Diddington problems was published by the Hunts Post, which will increase our effectiveness there. Home at dusk by 8.30, a chat with Michael Pope, and then I sat and watched the TV whilst resting and writing up my journal. The good news today is of the end of the Kuwaiti aircraft hijack drama, as the passengers are released. It seems that the hijackers will be allowed to go free, which has upset the British Government for one. A parliamentary storm, as left wing Labour MP, Ron Brown, refuses to apologise to Mr Speaker after throwing the Mace to the ground at the end of a parliamentary debate. Now the Labour Party are supporting his suspension from the House of Commons and are also voting on his suspension from the Labour Party as well (the first time in 21 years that such a drastic step has been taken). In a London bank raid, a Securicor guard has been shot dead by two robbers and the company has put a £25,000 reward on their capture. Tomorrow is forecast to be another fine day and it will be nice. Later tonight I watched Barry McGuigan’s ‘come-back’ fight and he boxed well to win the match with style.